Dolores Cacuango, also known as Mamá Doloreyuk, was a leader in the fight for indigenous rights in Ecuador born on this day in 1881. She was active in the Glorious May Revolution of 1944 and co-founded the Indigenous Federation of Ecuador (FEI).

Cacuango was born to enslaved people in San Pablourco who worked the Pesillo Hacienda near Cayambe without being paid. She had no access to education due to her lack of resources, and learned Spanish while working as a housemaid.

In 1930, Cacuango was among the leaders of the historic workers' strike at the Pesillo hacienda in Cayambe, which was a milestone for indigenous and peasant rights. During the Glorious May Revolution in Ecuador, Cacuango personally led an assault on a government military base.

The same year, with the help of Ecuador's Communist Party, Cacuango co-founded the Indigenous Federation of Ecuador (FEI), an early group in the fight for indigenous rights. She also helped establish some of the first bilingual indigenous schools.

Dolores Cacuango, la rebelde líder indígena ecuatoriana que luchó por la educación y la tierra

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  • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    About to throw my laptop through the window because an Ion star decided to fucking cheat and let the AI ship have all its weapons and drones while turning off literally every system in my ship and letting it warp away when I was finally about to win with 2hp. Looking up save editors.

    • trompete [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Should have bought long range scanners. They're only 30 bucks.

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