Ernesto Barrera (died 28 November 1978) was a Roman Catholic priest from El Salvador. He served several communities in the department of San Salvador, under Archbishop Óscar Romero.
Barrera was killed in a shoot-out with the National Guard on 28 November 1978. Afterward, the government claimed that he had been a member of the guerrilla group Fuerzas Populares de Liberación (FPL). Archbishop Romero questioned the truth of this assertion, but later received a letter from the FPL leadership confirming that Barrera had indeed been a member.
References
- Tombs, Oliver (1999). "Oscar Romero and Resurrection Hope". Resurrection. Continuum. p. 228. ISBN 9781841270166.
- Armstrong, Robert (1982). El Salvador: The Face of Revolution. South End Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780896081376.
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