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Title
El Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andrés
Subject
El Salvador
liberation theology
Catholic Church
assassination
time: 20th century
Description
The song describes the assassination of a popular village priest and altar boy, indirectly referencing the assassination of Bishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, major figurehead of Liberation Theology. Romero's preaching of liberation theology sought to reduce the extreme socioeconomic inequality in El Salvador. Liberation theology was controversial within the Catholic Church and very unpopular with the Salvadorian elite, which controlled much of the nation's wealth. While it didn't spark the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War, Romero's death became a central aspect of the war.
Creator
songwriter: Rubén Blades
Date
1984
Rights
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Language
Spanish
Type
genre: nueva canción
genre: salsa
genre: latin jazz
Coverage
El Salvador
Alternative Title
Padre Antonio
Is Referenced By
Zien, Katherine A. "Staging Sovereignty and Memory In The Panama Canal Handover." In Sovereign Acts: Performing Race, Space, and Belonging in Panama and the Canal Zone, 149-83. New Brunswick, Camden; Newark, New Jersey; London: Rutgers University Press, 2017. Accessed June 25, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1tm7jm0.12.
Song Hyperlink Item Type Metadata
Musician
Rubén Blades
Cataloger
Sandy Trand
URL
El Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andrés [Youtube]