They Fear Them Even in Death

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They Fear Them Even in Death 

By Arturo P.Garcia

The ruling class always makes a mockery of those who rebel, fight or resists their rule. They crucify them, burn them at the stake, cut their heads or display them at different public places. Others even burn their cadavers or refused burial to them.

Some threw them to the seas or keep them in freezers. Some even says, " They beg not to be killed." Like in the case of Libyan President Muamar Kadaffi who was killed last October 20, 2011.

Some of them, Hannibal Barca, William Wallace, Gabriela Silang, Ines Carinugan, Supremo Andres Bonifacio, Dr. Jose Rizal, General Antonio Luna, Nicolas Ceasescu, Captain Thomas Sankara, President Patrice Lumumba, Che Guevarra, Salvador Allende to name a few.

Bigger than Life

In the Philippines, Gabriel Silang, an Itneg warrior from Abra was hanged when she led the Ilocos revolt against the Spaniards. She took over her assassinated husband, Diego Silang. She was captured in a battle and after a show trial was made an example to all. Her body was left hanging for days in the Vigan plaza.

And so was Babaylan Ines Carinugan , an Itawes priestess who defied and led the rebellion in Cagayan against the Spanish colonizers in the 1660’s.

Andres Bonifacio, the founder of the Katipunan  and General Antonio Luna, the commander of Filipino Republic forces was assassinated by Emilio Aguinaldo’s men and were buried in undisclosed place. Their remains were never found.

So was Dr. Rizal who was buried in an unmarked grave. after his execution in December 30, 1896.Luckily, Rizal’s family were wise to order a watch on all freshly dug grave after his execution so they found his remains.

William “The Braveheart” Wallace of Scotland was no so lucky. He was executed by disembowelment and his body parts hanged in all public places in London, England. His head was kept in th famed Tower of London.

Captain Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso and President Patrice Lulumba of Belgian Congo was so hated by their enemies especially the French and Belgian imperialist. They dismembered,burned their bodies and scattered it to unknown places.

In Africa, they have s superstitious beliefs that the dead will arise from their deaths if they will not be burned and scattered. They fear them even in death so they made sure they cannot come back to haunt them and be marytrs.

They fear them Even in Death

Ernesto “Che” Guevarra was killed by the Bolivian army and CIA advisers in Bolivia in October 9, 1967. They buried his body in his body in unmarked in Valle Grande. On July 13,1997, the Cuban government and some progressive elements in Bolivia was able to identify his remains.

They know that it was Che’s body because they were missing two hands. According to stories Che’s hands were cut by the CIA operatives and is kept at the CIA Headquarters in Washington DC as a trophy of war.

His body was brought back to Cuba in October 17, 1997 and was reburied in Santa Clara. Now, his gravet is a shrine that tourist and revolutionaries all over the world visits.

Salvador Allende who was deposed by the Chilean army thru US prodding was killed during the attack at the Presidential Palace in Santiago in September 11, 1973.  He was buried in an unmarked grave. The Chilean authorities let his remains be buried to Cuba. He was reburied again in Chile in 2002 after the Chilean dictatorship has gone.

But until today there are two versions on his death. The military says he committed suicide. While the progressives said he was executed by the military.

And lastly, Hannibal Barca, the scourge of Rome, one of the greatest military tactician in the world, was pursued by Rome all his life. The Romans hated him so much that they pursued him to the ends of the earth.

He remarked before he died when he was found by the Roman troops in exile in Thrace:  “Why don’t you just let a man die in peace?”

But as revolutionaries, we believe, people who are fighter and have principles that die on their feet or fighting, firing to the last bullet or wounded, will never beg. That we sincerely believe!

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