in the time of the butterflies By jm_n9ne Jan 1, 1953 Mate is 18 yrs old and Papa dies Jan 2, 1953 Mate mom write false complimentary letter to Trujillo telling of Papa's death. Mate now hates Trujillo Jan 1, 1954 Minerva graduates but Trujillo won't let her practice law Jul 3, 1954 Mate graduates. Moves to capital to attend university with Minerva. Jan 2, 1957 Mate joins the Revolution Jan 1, 1959 Patria finds out that Cuba is freed by Castro Jan 2, 1959 Patria lets Nelson go to seminary school Jan 3, 1959 Minerva gives her child to Patria to take care of while she gets more involved in the resistance Jun 14, 1959 The church gets bombed by Trujillo Jun 15, 1959 Patria joins the Revolution Jan 1, 1960 Dede is asked to join the Revolution Jan 1, 1960 Dede listens to Lio through the underground radio Jan 3, 1960 Dede runs away once she realizes that her priest is part of the Revolution Jan 4, 1960 Leandro is arrested Jan 5, 1960 Nelson and Pedrito arrested after their house is ransacked and burned Jan 6, 1960 Manolo is arrested Jan 7, 1960 Manolo is arrested Jan 9, 1960 Minerva becomes sick Jan 10, 1960 Mate is arrested Jan 12, 1960 Minerva is arrested Jan 13, 1960 Dede joins the Rev.