Salcedo, Dominican Republic
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Salcedo is the capital city of the Hermanas Mirabal province in the Dominican Republic.
It is famous for being the birthplace of the Dominican heroines, the Mirabal Sisters who gave their lives in the struggle against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. There is a museum in the town, Ojo de Agua (meaning Water Eye) commemorating three of sisters who were killed in the struggle against dictatorship. It is tended to by the remaining sister, Bélgica (Dedé) Mirabal.
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