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3 unusual facts about Manuel Estrada Cabrera


Benton McMillin

A few months after his arrival, a revolt erupted against unpopular president Manuel Estrada Cabrera, with Cabrera eventually surrendering to McMillin to avoid capture by supporters of Carlos Herrera.

Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat

An artist with the gift of an undeniable talent who, in spite of living within the moral repressions and strict conventional customs of a Guatemalan time outlined by a dictatorship (Manuel Estrada Cabrera), he was able to develop one of the most important works for the art history in the 20th century.

Manuel Estrada Cabrera

Estrada's most curious legacy was his attempt to foster a Cult of Minerva in Guatemala.



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