Flakoll, Erik

Claribel Alegria: Born on May 12th 1924 in Esteli, Nicaragua. Her father, Daniel Alegria Rodriguez was Nicaraguan and her mother, Ana Maria Vides was Savadorean. When Claribel was only 9 months old her parents had to leave Nicaragua because they were opposed to the Unites States' occupation and were threatened. Claribel grew up in Santa Ana, El Salvador and she considers herself "Salva-Nica." When she was only 7 years old, she was an indirect witness of the campesino massacre of 1932, carried out by General Martinez. This terrible incident marked her for life and was perhaps the detonator of h...