RICHARDO FALLA-SÁNCHEZ, S.J., PAPERS

At the request of the Donor, this collection is closed until 2075.

 

Field papers in Spanish and Quiché regarding the life and culture of Quiché (K'iche') Indians in Guatemala during a government-sponsored reign of genocide. These papers, comprised of interviews, notes, manuscripts, maps, and photography, document massacres in native communities, their struggles for justice and human rights, and their revitalization with assistance from Catholic Action. The author used these papers in his Ph.D. dissertation and published writings.

Borrowed from the author for preservation microfilming, 1998-2002, 2004, 2007, followed by transferring the originals to the Central American Province Jesuit Archives.

Biographical Note

Ricardo Falla-Sánchez (1932-) is a Jesuit and anthropologist from Guatemala who studied in the United States. He dedicated his life to documenting the lives and cultures of the Quiché (K'iche') Maya Indians in Guatemala and other indigenous peoples of Central America, and in so doing, he served as an advocate in their struggle for justice and human rights.