Dying for the Dawn by Yves Solis, Eduardo Gusmao de Quadros, Gabriel Figueroa Montero, Loreto Chandia Jara, Paula Tesche Roa, Gregory Swedberg, Iliana Moreno Téllez, Boris Hau, Prepa Ibero, Marisol Lopez-Menendez, Paula Tesche, María del Carmen Moreno-Cardenas, Andrew R. Murphy, Kristina Boylan, Julia Young, Amilcar Carpio, Oscar A. Castro Soto, Fortunato Mallimaci, Marisol Lopez-Menendez

Martyrs, Narratives and Social Change in 20th Century Latin America

Edited by: Marisol Lopez-Menendez (Universidad Iberoamericana-Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia-DEH, México)

By: Yves Solis (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Unidad Xochimilco, Instituto Ibero, México), Eduardo Gusmao de Quadros (Pontifícia Universidade Catolica de Goias, Brazil), Gabriel Figueroa Montero (Universidad de Chile, Chile), Loreto Chandia Jara (Universidad de Chile, Chile), Paula Tesche Roa (Universidad del Biobio, Chile), Gregory Swedberg (Manhattanville University, USA), and Iliana Moreno Téllez (Instituto Ibero/Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, México)

"Dying for the Dawn" offers an evocative, rigorous, and timely exploration of the multifaceted meanings and expressions of martyrdom in Latin America. Situating the region as a fertile terrain for examining the religious, social, and political forces that shape martyrial figures and narratives, the book illuminates how martyrdom continues to inform struggles over memory, justice, and political transformation. Highly interdisciplinary and accessible, the book establishes martyrdom as a vital lens for understanding Latin America’s histories of conflict, resistance, and social change.

Dr. Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

University College Cork, Ireland

Author of “In the Vortex of Violence: Lynching, Extralegal Justice, and the State in Post-Revolutionary Mexico”

This illuminating and thought-provoking collection traces shifting interpretations and uses of martyrdom in twentieth-century Latin America through a series of compelling case studies. Combining historical research, sociological insight and cultural analysis, it powerfully demonstrates how religious and secular ideas of martyrdom continue to shape contemporary debates on human rights, migration, democracy, and social justice. An essential resource for scholars of martyrdom and anyone interested in the history, politics and religious life of the region.

Dr. Lucy O’Sullivan

Department of Modern Languages

University of Birmingham, UK