The misrepresentation of the historical narrative in Guatemala

How an official history favorable to the guerrillas was created

Authors

  • Carlos Sabino Universidad Francisco Marroquín

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55614/27093824.v5i2.147

Keywords:

history, guerrilla, Human Rights, Guatemala

Abstract

The article describes the way in which two important institutions elaborated a kind of «official history» about the internal armed conflict that Guatemala suffered in the second half of the 20th century. After exposing the main characteristics of this confrontation, it goes on to describe, in detail, the way in which it was presented by the UN Historical Clarification Commission and the Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala in order to build a story totally favorable to The guerrilla. It concludes by summarizing the political and legal consequences that such misrepresentation has had in later years.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Sabino, C. (2022). The misrepresentation of the historical narrative in Guatemala: How an official history favorable to the guerrillas was created. Revista Fe Y Libertad, 5(2), 179–203. https://doi.org/10.55614/27093824.v5i2.147