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Ernestina Ascensión Rosario
Ernestina Ascencio Rosario (1934 – 6 February 2007) was indigenous Nahuas, Nahua native to the mountains of Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico. Her death at 73 years of age caused uproar across Mexico as a result of the accusations that she had been raped and murdered by several Mexican Army, Mexican soldiers, but these allegations were not officially substantiated. Authorities later determined her death to be of natural causes, without criminal implications. This version has not convinced the family or human rights advocacy groups. The case was reopened in 2020, and in 2021, the National Human Rights Commission (Mexico), National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) released a report acknowledging the violence done to Ascencio and providing recommendations for reparation. Case description Ernestina Ascencio Rosario died while herding sheep in Tetlatzinga community. She was found lying on the grass, still alive, and allegedly managed to say that she had been assaulted by soldiers. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zongolica
Zongolica is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 100 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 63.34 km2. It is located at . The name comes from Nahuatl ''Tzontli-coliuhqui'' 'crafty hair'. The municipality of Zongolica is bordered to the north by Tequila and Omealca, to the east by Tezonapa, to the south by Puebla State and to the west by Los Reyes. It produces principally maize, orange fruit coffee and mango. The climate is cold-humid, with an average temperature of 17.4 °C, with rains in summer and autumn. Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town, and in December there is a festival in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Zongolica is home to the Ixcohuapa people, who are known for cooking and consuming larvae of ''Arsenura armida.'' Climate Fauna Zongolica catfish ''Rhamdia zongolicensis ''Rhamdia zongolicensis'' (common name: Zongolica catfish) is a species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
