María Eva Duarte de Perón, Evita, was born on May 7, 1919 in Los Toldos, province of Buenos Aires.
That woman, who by dint of courage and principles became one of the most influential political figures of her time, worked tirelessly alongside other women leaders to promulgate the female vote in Argentina and never abandoned her militancy alongside her “shirtless.”
“A women’s movement would be worthless in a world without social justice”, Evita always said and that is why she worked entire days at the headquarters of her Foundation solving and addressing the most urgent social problems. From there hospitals, nursing homes and schools were built; Vacation camps were formed for the little ones and millions of scholarships were given to students and help for their own housing. Furthermore, she was the link and the permanent builder of the dialogue between the unions and the Perón government. She participated in assemblies, union meetings and also argued with union leaders when there was a strike or a union conflict.
And although that woman did not hold any position in the Government when death found her, at just 33 years old, she was a fundamental piece of the political construction led by General Juan Domingo Perón, her husband and great love. Her work and her driving “the workers and the shirtless” They were the pillar of its social management and the main link with the popular masses recently incorporated into political life.
During the last stage of his agony, he wrote “My message”where it said: “I want to live forever with Perón and with my People. This is my absolute and permanent will and will also be, therefore, when my time comes, the last will of my heart. Wherever Perón is and where my shirtless people are, my heart will always be there to love them with all the strength of my life and with all the fanaticism of my soul.”
This is how María Eva Duarte de Perón thought of her death. The companion Evita. “I did not want and I do not want nothing for me. My glory is and will always be the shield of Perón and the flag of my people. And although I leave shreds of my life on the road, I know that you will pick up my name and carry it as a flag to victory.”he said in front of thousands of people in one of the last events in which he spoke.
One hundred and five years after his birth, that voice still resonates in this Argentina punished by adjustment, unemployment and hunger. His image continues to wear the flags and banners of all those workers, women, men and young people who believe in an Argentina and a free, fair and sovereign America.
Sebastian Garcia.
