Salcedo gets new name

[NewsWhore]

Last night the Senate approved a name change for Salcedo province. In the future, if President Fernandez signs the bill into law, the province will be known as Hermanas Mirabal. The name change honors three sisters who were cruelly assassinated in 1960, during the last years of the Trujillo dictatorship. Maria Teresa, Minerva and Patria are considered to be heroines in the fight against Trujillo. The Mirabal family is from Ojo de Agua, a small village in the province. The provincial capital will be the city of Salcedo, and the other major towns are Villa Tapia and Tenares.

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