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- Get to know the story of the Mirabal sisters, who led a revolution against Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
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For over 30 years, thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered under Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Three sisters would go on to lead an underground revolution. But while their courage inspired many, it threatened the man in power, and their lives would come to a tragic early end. Who were these brave women? Lisa Krause tells the story of Las Mariposas.
Lesson by Lisa Krause, directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat.
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What could it have been like for the valiant Mirabal sisters as they defied the tyranny of the Trujillo regime? Travel back in time with Julia Alvarez’s historical fiction novel, “In the Time of the Butterflies” to get a glimpse of the revolution in the Dominican Republic through the eyes of Las Mariposas. Check it out here: bit.ly/TimeoftheButterflies
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You called yourself a Karen that's just weird
Lol good one,lets just appreciate the video and try to not fight :)
@@applicationsmanager864 We all know the true dictators are Karens we will fight back though
Omg thank you so much for presenting the story of these strong ladies from my country. They truly are what we call heroes.
Once someone asked the youngest sister, Dedé, why Trujillo did not kill her and she said "they didn't kill me because I was meant to survive and tell their story."
Wondering if she has ‘survivors guilt.’
dede was the 2nd oldest
Man you’re wrong, Dedé wasn’t the youngest? Maria Teresa was.
Simply because her husband was not into politics. He wasn’t arrested so she had no reasons to make that trip to visit the other 3 husbands
@@clairedanielle3343 of course....it probably drives much of her passions to spread their story. But she did an amazing job raising their children and upholding their legacy
The murdered sisters had six children among them. Their sister Dedé raised them.
Yes
Feels bad to be Dedé, I saw she had 3 kids of her own as well so 9 kids.
Imagine having an ego so fragile you ruin someone's life because they friend-zoned you.
He's a dictator who had an entire country in his palm. The power probably got to him lmao
@@idunnodo1142 He had power and chose to abuse it and became irresponsible. That’s messed up.
It was also because they were in a movement against his dictatorship
@@kiamichelleee. He's a dictator. Isn't he by default messed up?
@@idunnodo1142 Oh, I know that. That’s why I said what I said.
They wanted to be as free as butterflies.
@platonik filofOz why you got to be rude my dude jeez don’t be rude
@platonik filofOz 😒 ya that face isn’t rude /:
@platonik filofOz ya that 😒 face is totally not rude
@platonik filofOzbruh lmao do you even understand the comment please do you?. If you don’t I’ll tell you what it really Means being free as a butterfly means: be free and nobody can control you that is literally what they are trying to say My saying to The meaning might not be the most “accurate” thing but it means what it means Also you can be free as a butterfly it’s a saying lmao
@platonik filofOz also because you said “A person can only be free as a person but cannot be as free as a butterfly” Bruh HOW does that make since like you can not be free as a person how does that make sense 🙄
My history books only teach me about violence
only ted ed teaches me about these silent revolutionaries
So true
@@Amanda-rn6tw ha yaar
Sometimes there freeways to gain back one's liberty the blood path the peaceful path in the silent but deadly path Path you choose with a side your fate but be careful for it will be a thin rope
@@thomasdaywalt7735 ikr
so true
I learned about them while in college and followed their stories ever since; and even met the surviving sister at the home in DR (it’s a museum memorial). What an inspirational group of women.
Greetings from DR.
I haven't been at their museum eventhought I had an expedition from school in which I didn't go :"(
@@CristianmirabalWuno are you related to Mirabals?
What was it like? Your visit I mean. Xoxo
@@ForteExpresso Yes, I am.
Minerva not only rejected his advances, but slapped him in the face! The sisters were truly amazing women
then she deserved some whopping lol
So proud of my Dominican women. Arriba Quisqueya!
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It needs protection
Siii 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
Perfect for Woman's day. Happy Woman's day, everyone. Much love to these amazing women for their bravery and boldness for what is right. Thank you for the content and looking forward to more
Same to you bruh
Happy International Women’s Day to everyone as well! I’m not female, but it’s great to say it. We wouldn’t even be alive, and I wouldn’t have been here, having posted this comment.
@@inkamacron bUt WHenS iNteRNatIOnal mEnS dAY?
@@anotherdropintheocean5672 lol
@@anotherdropintheocean5672 probably in November.
Go and google it
I love how the names are pronounced.
Their proper pronunciations :)
Me to
Sounds very beautiful, yeah
I suppose you are not a Spanish native speaker. Although the narrator in this video did intend to keep the original pronunciations, her "R" when pronouncing names like "Rafael" or "Rufino" sounds pretty English, not to mention the way she says "Trujillo". But I still appreciate the fact that videos like this, allow the general public to get informed on Latin American history.
@@sawako107 I think the narrator did a good job and try her best to not to try to say it in american accent
It's so sad and chilling to realize that sometimes a little bit of martyr blood is required to spark real change in human history. Rip you brave women. We only wish you could see the fruits of your labor.
Yeah....
It is truly sad
I love how you pronounce the Dominican names correctly all the while maintaining a consistent standardized US English accent.
she's trying her best but it isn't perfect, especially the r and the double l but everything else is good
The irony
Bebe it’s called being bilingual
@@hlaweardlaighonaghidau6543 I think she’s actually bilingual though
@@hlaweardlaighonaghidau6543
Why isn't it perfect?
As a born and raised Dominican, the fact that this is being talked about makes me incredibly happy because what these women did for the history of DR is a lot more inspiring and big than anyone can imagine.
These women were amazing and I'm glad they are getting international recognition
love how this was uploaded on international women’s day ❤️❤️ how fitting :))
I guess it was intentional
Waman bad
@@pikachu-jf2oh pikachu, no one chose you.
@@pikachu-jf2oh we hate you ❤️.
@@oneproudpeacock6901 I don't need no one lol
Hope that people of Myanmar can fight on against the military junta. May God bless them all.
and those of xinjiang and tibet too, they re being silenced
@@mr.potato8000 North Korea just exists because of the Chinese government, so I hope they'll find courage (or rather enough desperation) soon too... At least there apparently was an uprising in NK a couple of weeks ago, but apart from Yeonmi Park, who has connections to the North Korean resistance/underground, no one has reported on that, so I just hope that her reports are correct...
@@solar0wind South Korea just exists because of the US government
@@hayeserie1300that is not true.
@@hayeserie1300 in that case the us only exists because the uk
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I'm actually getting goosebumps, this story is also relevant here in the Philippines.
Yeah same
how come?? im curious
@@ghostiieeseason marcos.
Seriously? I've learned of many similarities between the Philippines and DR but I never knew it went this deep
@Noemi Bautista: I second the motion.
Read “La fiesta del chivo”, by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, his interpretation of the assassination of Trujillo is as detailed as epic, alongside the history of one of the many women abused by the dictator.
Really?
I would recommend reading Vivas en su jardín, the memoir of Dedé Mirabal, the fourth sister. La fiesta del chivo is great, but still a historical fiction.
There is also "En el tiempo de las Mariposas" by Julia Alvarez, which deepens in the stories of the four Mirabal sisters from an individual point of view. Each sister relating her perspective per chapter, until the unbearable end.
@@MarielQueenPenguin It is fiction, but he interviewed Trujillo's closest collaborator Joaquin Balaguer; you can't get better sourcing than that for what is was like during that regime.
The best is "Trujillo muerte de un dictador".
Even if you cage the butterflies, they will fly...
That’s a nice quote, but how do you even cage butterflies? Shouldn’t they be put in a terrarium or something I think?
Athena I guess like super small bars
@@alexthegremlin2521 you have a good point
I'm from the Dominican Republic and the consequences of Trujillo politics still are felt Today in the form of corruption in the goverment.
Thanks for sharing this Dominican heroes with the world.
The deaths of the hermanas Mirabal were such tragedies. They were so young, not even 40 and one still in their 20s, so good and heroic, and so brave. They deserved so much better.
What a beautiful, tragic and important story to tell on Women's Day. So inspiring; we will always remember you Patria, Minerva, María Teresa, & Dedé. Descansa en Paz, Hermanas Valientes. ♡♡♡
I recommend anyone who wants to learn more about this to read In the time of our Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, one of the best books I ever read when I was in high school
Really?
@@ultimatebishoujo29 yes, it's really interesting! Highly recommend
They also made a movie based on the book, “En el tiempo de las mariposas” (2001)
Incredible book, I read it in high school as well.
same here !!!!
Dominican Republic history is painful as well. Kudos to the sisters for showing courage.
Ugh... thanks thanos
I just had to see the three sister defied dictator and I knew it was las hermanas mirabal. I'm Dominican and we really love them a lot.
"In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez is a great book about them
It isn't. It's fiction; get "Vivas en su Jardín" by Dede Mirabal. It's on Amazon (but in Spanish).
@@ulisesjorge yo lo leí, sé que incluso de ficción, es hermoso
It has nothing to do with Encanto. Mirabel from Encanto is *Colombian* and the house burning was the political unrest from *Colombia.* And the Mirabal sisters in this video is *true story* about 4 sisters from *Dominican Republic*
Their names are slightly different too, the character from Encanto is MIRABEL with an E, this video has the name of MIRABAL, NO E just A
@@starrstravels one is a surname as well that’s like me saying jack skellington must be based on michael jackson because the names are similar and they are both american.
They really are like butterflies; they fly wherever they want and listen to no dictator.
I love it
Our Dominican mariposas! Unfortunately our country don't pay the the tribute they deserve simply for being women. But the new generations have being doing so and I hope their story would be heard and told even more. I'm so proud to see it in this channel!
Are you serious?
They really don't give them the honor?
That's sad but we'll bring them back into recognition
Fighting!!
Not really they are in the national bill of 200 pesos. If more people fail to recognize them is because the Dominican educational system is a catastrophe not because they are women. Pretty much everyone knows them in DR.
_ted-ed, always making videos on subjects we might not get the chance to learn about otherwise. thanks guys
as someone that grew up with that story, i didn’t expect to see a Ted-ed video about it 😂🇩🇴
This story has always stayed with me. Beautiful and heartbreaking! I'm Haitian and Dominican!
I am very proud to be a Dominican, I have been following this channel for a long time and I am seriously moved and excited that they have uploaded a video of the Mirabal Sisters, thank you so much. Happy International Women's Day!💖 Arriba mi Quisqueya!!!🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
Es bueno ver a "Las Mariposas" siendo aún celebradas por sus méritos
I'm from the DR. Really accurate and the pronunciation of the names is amazing too. Thank you for this great work!
Everyone 10 months ago: Damn.
Everyone now: *Encanto*
No one knew it was based off of this though
Hello I see a lot of people confused with the movie Encanto Is it true that they were inspired by the Mirabal sisters to create the story? Well no. The directors confirmed that they were openly inspired by a literary work called "One Hundred Years of Loneliness " by Gabriel G. Márquez Colombian writer. And another thing is the names, the protagonist is called "Mira"bel because "mira" in English It means "look" Since the protagonist has vision problems. and "Mirabal" the surname that the sisters carried, is just a common surname here in the Dominican Republic. Thanks
thank you oh my god. completely different countries, completely different historical events, nada que ver
Las hermanas Mirabal are an inspiration to all of us, an example of strength and fighting for what’s right no meter what it costs. Had the pleasure and honor of meeting Dedé on a school trip right before she past away, such a inspiration, basically dedicated her life so that no one will forget what her sisters and so many others fought for. Feliz día de la Mujer 🇩🇴🤍
Sort by top comments: they all say Ted-Ed is so amazing
Sort by new comments: they all say Encanto
True
I literally don't know where they're getting that I swear to god- it's not similar
@@skylahenry8552 names are spelled kinda similar
@@skylahenry8552 I’m starting to think encanto was created with this concept in mind. The butterflies, the family, the similarity in names. Often times Disney stories are based off of real life events
@@deedeecole51 latin america has butterflies !! shocker !! latin american cultures tend to have strong emphasis on family !! both mirabel and mirabal and a common name and common surname. seriously, so annoying, please just treat us like normal people. encanto is a disney kids movie about a colombian family with superpowers that happens o reference a COLOMBIAN historical event. this is about a bloody DOMINICAN dictatorship that caused massacres and ruined lives and the women who where assasinated for their political activism.
Glad to see Dominican history brought up, Salomé Ureña it's also a great feminine pillar in República Dominicana
I keep reading this as The Mirabel Murders.
Me too 💀
Thank you for this. We are very proud of the sacrifice our strong and wise Mirabal sisters went through to create awareness internationally. They will be always remembered 🇩🇴💕
I read about these sisters in a book called Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (highly recommended). Their story highly fascinated me, and although I have no relation or much understanding Latin American culture, they were truly determined, brave women who I respect greatly.
I can’t help but feel like the movie Encanto drew SOME inspiration from this story. Even if Encanto takes place in Colombia and is referencing a different historical event, the fact the sister’s name matches the main character’s name and the stories about dealing with the generational trauma of a family member experiencing the tragedies of war is something that can be applied across many nations gives me the feeling this story had some role to play in that film. Even if it’s just a coincidence I still love hearing about how people overcome hardships under the most oppressive of times
Yesss I totally agree.... also the butterfly motif makes sense now!!
Same, I've been thinking this since I saw the movie, even the butterfly symbol seems significant. And there's the theme of sisterhood too.
Encanto draws inspiration from the thousand days civil War which occurred in Colombia from 1899 to 1902.
@@tsuuukino6707 and? that means "the butterflies"
Man stop comparing Encanto to frickin everything, this is a tragic history
You can never truly kill martyrs. Because they will still fight back beyond the grave
What a coincidence. Years ago when I was in college, I remember watching a play about three Latina women who went up against oppression and started some kind of revolution, but their lives ended tragically. I didn’t keep proper tabs of the play, so for a while I wondered what exactly I watched. And of course I’ve forgotten a lot of details. Just a few seconds into this video, and I realize this was the story the play was based off of. Now I’ll definitely remember their story.
I would have never thought I would watch a video about Dominican history on Ted. That's amazing!
This was so beautifully narrated and animated! Thank you Ted
Hearing about how Trujilla took over the country through democratic processes and then corrupting them is sounding uncomfortably familiar these days....
I'm grateful these women have not been erased. They are important to learn from, and take examples from. I just hope that the conditions under which they lived and suffered are never repeated again.
I'm not even a native, and yet I can tell and appreciate that the name pronunciations were done so well. Enlightening content as usual
It scares me how similar the Dominican Republic under Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship is with North Korea right now. It's crazy to think that mindsets like his is still alive currently in the world and that people might be experiencing exactly what the Mirabal sisters experienced but without the "happy" ending
As a Dominican I appreciated this video so much, thank you for telling the story of these brave women!
If you watched encanto i red it as mirabel mureders well i kinda get the fact why she would murder the family.
Because of the movie Encanto, I read Madrigal or Mirabel and I was terrified
It feels amazing to see my country represented. The Mirabal sisters are my inspiration to continue in my career and stand up against tyranny
I love that they chose this day to upload this video. It makes it all the more impactful.
I don't know why, but this story touched me so deeply I had to fight back tears.
Me too !
It's a story from my native country! I can't believe you actually have done this! And on Internacional Women Day
I'm Dominican and grew up learning about the Mirabal Sisters and Trujillo's dictatorship, thank you for sharing the sisters' story. I felt goosebumps throughout the whole video.
OMG thank you for posting this.
"Y si me matan, sacaré los brazos de la tumba y seré más fuerte..."
As a Dominican myself, i find this video really nice! thank you so much, i have been a fan of this channel for some time now. thanks again.
I read that as the Mirabel Murders and I thought this was about Encanto and I was EXTREMELY concerned
hahh same
It is a real example of full dedication towards your goal, they fighted and got their goals even after the death. Really inspiring ❤️
After watching Encanto just the title and the thumbnail make me uncomfortable for some reason
Same.
It makes me very happy to see a video of my country's history, a especially to see people learning about the Mirabal sisters. Thank you for this video!
Just finished encanto and the algorithm blessed me with this❤️ respect to those brave women
Fun fact: The province in which they were born; Salcedo, was named after them, it is called Hermanas Mirabal. As a kid, we traveled there on a school trip.
this oddly sounds like the name of mirabel and the song dos orugitas in encanto
No
so beautifully illustrated. i love the music and the authentic pronunciations. amazing as always
You have told this story as amazingly as you always do. I love this video
As a Dominican, this makes me so happy!
Such an inspirational story!
RIP to the Mirabal sisters 😔
Thanks for sharing such an important part of our history 🇩🇴❤️
More of this kind please. Many unsung historic people are waiting.
What a great story👍. Great animation and the transitions were so smooth too.
We teach using "In the Time of the Butterflies" in English 2 Honors at my school. This will be a great video to introduce the text next school year. The tone, music, and quick-but-comprehensible transitions are amazing!
Grew up to these stories, seeing them here made me tear up.
I read the book. "In the Time of the Butterflies". Excellent read. You learn so much more when your challenged to feel for the characters.
dang! Not getting a gift really got to her
I'm glad I learned about the Mirabal Sisters from Caitlin Doughty from "Ask a Mortician!" Thank you for covering this topic and spreading word on it! Viva Las Mariposas!
Thank you for making this video about out Mariposas. Their legacy inspires!
Im high and thought this was a video about encanto
not even high but i actually thought it was encanto 😭
I think it was because their called the Mirabel sisters😭
Why has the American school system failed me in learning about fantastic people like the Mirabal sisters!?
Thank you TED-Ed for making this video!
Because its not American nor world history.
@@rumblefish9 technically it is american because the US were the people who put trujillo in power in Dominican Republic as a dictator.
This is a really inspiring story! They should be remembered as brave women who tried to free their land from a tyrannical leader, not just because of a Disney Movie
Thank you for sharing this story!
Thank you TED for this video
i read the title as the madrigal murderers
I’m proud of have my Dominican roots🇩🇴
And it’s spectacular that you explained this amazing history about the butterflies 🦋 🦋🦋
oh my so many feelings, glad to learn this story specially today. Love u Ted-ed
The names remind me a lot of encanto, Mirabal/Mirabel
Mariposas-Butterflies in Spanish, which is a symbol for mirabel and has a song about them
BRO SAME-
My God the music is amazing
Thought title was Mirabel murders
I cried. I can't express why. Thank you, TED-Ed
It was beautifully told, through amazing narration and animation and the music was magnificent. I may be hormonal but it made me teared up.
i remember in 10th grade having to read the historical fiction novel "In The Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez. it's a book about pretty much everything that happened to the Mirabal sisters, from their early childhood, trujillo's party, the sisters' political efforts, las mariposas death, to dede's mourning. it was an absolutely beautiful book and i highly recommend reading it.
Those sisters will live on to their bravery and ambition for helping the world get rid of an awful man that killed and imprisoned people, burned books, banned music and more
These types of videos always make me cry ;w;
Beautifully read, great script, I learned a lot. Thanks TED.