In the Time of the Butterfly Timeline

  • Birth

    Trujillo is born in San Cristobal Dominican Republic. He is the third child of what will eventually be 11
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    In the time of the butterfly

  • made second-in-command of the guard

    made second-in-command of the guard

    for the country's first municipal police force, the Constabulary Guard
  • Appointed

    Appointed

    Made commander-in-chief of police
  • His reign begins

    His reign begins

    Trujillo establishes personal dictatorship following the overthrow of President Vazque
  • Massacre

    Massacre

    Trujillo had his army massacre thousands of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic
  • School

    School

    The 4 sisters, Minerva, Dede, and Patria all go off to school at Inmaculada Concepcion
  • WWII

    WWII

    WWII, France and the allies versus Germany and their powers, officially begins
  • Trujillo's Choice

    Trujillo's Choice

    Lina Lovaton is chosen by Trujillo and is taken to live in a house by herself to hide from the wrath of Trujillos wife. She eventually becomes pregnant with his child
  • The Attack

    The Attack

    The Japanese launch their surprise and not at all suspected attack on Pearl Harbor. Hundreds are killed, even more are wounded, and America is left more angry than scared, This date also marks the joining of America, officially, in WWII
  • A party

    A party

    Trujillo hosts a big party which the Mirabal family attended
  • A First

    A First

    Maria Teresa has her first communion
  • The End

    The End

    WWII, by the signing of a document between Germany and Frace, is offically over
  • Maria Teresas Discovery

    Maria Teresas Discovery

    Maria Teresa discoverys that Minerva had started going to secret meetings
  • Patria at age 16

    Patria at age 16

    Patria decides she no longer wants to follow her previous calling to be a nun. Instead, she finds her soul mate while she is washing feet.
  • The Wedding

    The Wedding

    Patria is to Marry her soul mate Pedrito Gonzales
  • The New guy

    The New guy

    Virgilio Morales comes to town with his cousin. Minerva and Dede both have a sort of infatuation with him but MInerva wins his heart.
  • The second Wedding

    The second Wedding

    Dede agrees to marry Jaimito. The same night that Virgilio Morales left town. But not before he extended an invitation to Minerva. Dede, for some reason, took the note Virgilio had inteded for Minerva, and burned it before she could see it.
  • A new family

    A new family

    Minerva, while out on an outraged drive, discovers her fathers other family. 4 girls all younger than 12 and thei little girls mother. All of whom, her father had been hiding in a little yellow cottage near the house.
  • The Party

    The Party

    Trujillo has the Discovery Day Dance which the Mirabal family attends. Trujillo comes onto Minerva while they are danceing and before she can think about it, she has slapped him square across his face.
  • The Funeral

    The Funeral

    Maria Teresa, her sisters and family attend the funeral of her Father. He had a heart attack while he was in jail and he died.
  • Desegregation

    Desegregation

    The Supreme Court passes the bill that orders the desegregation of schools all over the country
  • Another War

    Another War

    The Vietnam war, one of the hardest wars for America, begins
  • A leap for the World

    A leap for the World

    At 7:28 the Soviet Union lunches the Spudnik 1 and becomes the first country to launch anything into space. They also, at a later date, become first to launch a man into space.
  • Another Wedding

    Another Wedding

    Maria Teresa and Leandro Rodriguez are married
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Trujillo blamed Fidel Castro for a rising tide of discontent within the dominican republic
  • The Retreat

    The Retreat

    Patria goes on the missions retreat to Constanza. There, she witnesses the death of a boy about her sons age when she and others are running for their lives. The event leaves her slgihtly scared.
  • Interaction with the United States

    Interaction with the United States

    Organization of american states adopts resolution calling for serverance of diplomatic ties with the dominican republic
  • The Plan

    The Plan

    The groups would all gather in Patiras home to arm themselves with guns and such for the Rebelion
  • The Release

    The Release

    After Patria talks with Pena about her son in jail, he agrees to release Nelson along with the other Minors. It is a wonderful day for Patria to see her son again and her daughter to see her brother.
  • Visiting

    Visiting

    The remaining family that is not in jail is granted permission from Trujillo to visit with their family that is in jail once a week. That makes everyone very happy indeed.
  • Assassination Attempt

    Assassination Attempt

    Trujillo tried to assassinate the Venezuelan President, Romula Betancourt, but failed drastically
  • Leaving

    Leaving

    Dede decides that she is no longer happy in her marriage with Jaimito and she decides to leave him.
  • The Arrests

    The Arrests

    Leandro, Pedrito, Nelson, Minerva, Maria Teresa and Manolo are all arrested within a number of days. Leaving the rest of the family scared, depressed, and uncertain of their future.
  • Death

    Death

    Trujillo was killed by 7 assassins who were supposidly part of his army
  • A trip

    A trip

    Dede brought a butterfly orchid back from Hawaii
  • Anniversary

    Anniversary

    The anniversary of the 3 sisters death