Historical documents of Alfonso Moreno are sent to museum

Historical documents of Alfonso Moreno are sent to museum
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/13/2012

Family and close friends of the late Alfonso Moreno Martínez donated a book and a documentary film to the Memorial Museum of the Resistance about the life of the pedromacorisanbusinessman, politician, diplomat and ecologist who,from a very early age, joined the fight against Trujillo.

Jaime Moreno noted that the two historic documents highlight the exemplary life that Don Alfonso represents for the generation of the 1960s, as well as for the current generation, in the different facets of his life as a youth leader, politician, businessman and environmentalist.

The ceremony for the presentation ofthe book “Alfonso Moreno Martínez: an exemplary life” and the documentary film “History and commitment: Ligia Portalatín widowMoreno, testimony of an anti-Trujillo family,” was held at the Museumheadquarters, located at Archbishop Meriño street, number 210, in the Colonial City.

Statements were offered by Don Alfonso’s son, Jaime Moreno Portalatín, representing the family; Luisa de Peña, Director of the Museum; José Abigail Cruz Infante, the book author; and Zaidy Zouany, the documentary film’s general producer.

Jaime Moreno noted that the two historic documents highlight the exemplary life that Don Alfonso represents for the generation of the 1960s, as well as for the current generation, in the different facets of his life as a youth leader, politician, businessman and environmentalist.

The book, which consists of more than 150 pages will be available for sale at the library of the Museum of the Resistance, which is responsible for its distribution, with a view to make it known to students and visitors. The proceeds of the book sale will go to that institution to fund its educational activities.

Meanwhile the documentary film, which lasts 40 minutes and has been produced by journalist Zaidy Zouain and edited by Franklin Soler, collects testimonies by Ligia Portalatín widow Moreno and by other relatives of Don Alfonso.

This documentary film is a legacy of great historical value about the plight of a Dominican family that opposed the Trujillo regime. The MorenoMartinez family suffered the murder of one of the brothers at the age of 26, who almost graduated from law school.

About Don Alfonso Moreno Martínez

Dr. Alfonso Moreno Martínez was born on December 8, 1922, in San Francisco de Macoris, he graduated with a PhD in Law from the University of Santo Domingo and married LigiaPortalatín, with whom he fathered Jesús, Ana Angelica, Jaime and José.

He founded the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano (PRSC) in 1961, as well as Helados Bon, Bon Agroindustrial, and the Loma Quita Espuela Foundation in San Francisco de Macoris.

He was also a candidate to the presidency of the Republic during the first free elections held following the fall of the Trujillo regime. Shocked by the death of one of their brothers, the three survivors took refuge in the embassies of Venezuela, Ecuador and Brazil.

Dr. Alfonso Moreno Martínez was denied the university degree. The almost lawyer implicitly criticized the predominantly unilateral system of land tenure prevailing in the country.

Later he taught at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), and currently a section of a major street in the ??Arroyo Hondo sector bears his name.