Facunda González, One of the Heroic Women of Cuá, Passes Away
Facunda Catalina González, one of the heroic Women of Cuá, passed away on August 29 at the age of 90 at her home in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa. González lived in the community of La Colonia Agrícola, and had various health problems.
Facunda González was born on November 25, 1935, in the Yasika Sur district, in the municipality of San Ramón. At age 25, she joined the FSLN guerrilla struggle in the areas of El Carmen, Tuma La Dalia, and Zinica, Waslala, working alongside Rigoberto Cruz (Pablo Úbeda), one of the founders of the FSLN, and Jacinto Hernández, an alternate member of the FSLN’s Historic Leadership. At age 18, Facunda married Saturnino González Hernández, a collaborator with the FSLN guerrilla movement, with whom she had nine children. Among those still alive are Andrés and Joaquina—both of whom were imprisoned as children at the Somoza National Guard barracks in El Cuá—and Olga María; all are members of the Sandinista Front.
On March 10, 1970, González was among the 18 peasant women captured, severely tortured, and detained for months at the military barracks in El Cuá by the Somoza National Guard for refusing to reveal guerrilla positions. They remained detained for several months with their young children. Facunda was later released, along with other heroic women. The funeral service was held this Sunday, August 30, at the cemetery in the El Carmen community, El Tuma-La Dalia. See photos: https://radiolaprimerisima.
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