Characters
The three Mariposas
Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patria
The sister who survives
Dede
this character was the first person to criticize Trujillo to Minerva
Sinita
This character is known as a communist and an enemy of the state.
Lio
This characters works as a prison guard but is kind to the Mirabal girls while they are in prison
Santiclo
father to 8 daughters
Papa
known as the goat or El Jefe
Trujillo
This character was impregnated by Trujillo and then banished to Miami
Lina
Although she slaps Trujillo at a party, this is the real reason Minerva and Papa get in trouble
the fact that she left Lio's letters at the party and they were discovered by Trujillo's men
This character is the half-sister who helps smuggle items into the prison for Minerva and Maria Teresa
Margarita
Code Name: Palomino
Leandro
Does not allow his wife to become involved in the national underground
Jaimito
Papa is referring to her when he says "She'll bury us all in silk and pearls."
Dede
This is the surprise that Minerva gets at her law school graduation
Trujillo will not allow her to become a lawyer
This character is the driver for the Mirabal sisters
Rufino
Patria's son who is imprisoned
Nelson
Minerva's daughter
Minou
Where Maria Teresa's diary ends up at the end of Part 1
buried underground
This character is the reason why Maria Teresa joins the revolution.
Leandro
Maria Teresa refers to this as the most meaningful experience of her life
her time in prison
watches over the Mirabal sisters for Trujillo when they are on house arrest
Captain Pena
this character only appears in Dede's chapters
the interview woman
What Papa wants for his daughters instead of going to school
to get married and start a family
This is what Patria sees that convinces her to join the revolution.
a young boy getting shot by Trujillo's men
How Trujillo begins the trap that leads to the sisters' deaths
moving the husbands to the prison in Puerta Plata