Trujillo
Peruvian coastal city
Trujillo is a Spanish surname and place name.
Several cities bear the name, most notably in Peru and Honduras.
The surname is associated with Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator who ruled from 1930 to 1961, known for brutal repression and the massacre of Haitian migrants.
In Dominican contexts, the Trujillo era often implies state terror and cult of personality.
Spanish colonial soldiers
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
- viceroyaltyTerritory under delegated sovereignty
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
colonization · indigenous · fortifications · conquest · exploration · governorship · outpost · chronicles
Of occupied territories
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- patiosPaved outdoor living spaces
courtyards · stucco · façade · cloisters · arches · tilework · monuments · ironwork
Preaching order member
- dictatorRuler with total control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- regimeSystem of governance
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
Citrus-cured raw seafood dish
- pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492
- coastalOf the shoreline
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
conquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
- viceroyaltyTerritory under delegated sovereignty
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
missionaries · colonization · indigenous · fortifications · conquest · exploration · governorship · outpost · chronicles · Pizarro
colonial
Of occupied territories
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
patios · courtyards · stucco · façade · cloisters · arches · tilework · monuments · ironwork
Dominican
Preaching order member
ceviche
Citrus-cured raw seafood dish
- pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492
- coastalOf the shoreline
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
conquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
storks · granite · Renaissance · palaces · Roman · Moorish · dehesa · walls · Reconquista
Trujillodemocracy
Rule by the people
liberal democracy · democratic governance · constitutional government · rule of law · constitutional republic
TrujilloMahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela · liberator · servant leader · Benito Juárez · human rights defender