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A large crowd celebrates the arrival of Pope John Paul II at Plaza 19 de Julio in Managua. Many of them are holding an assortment of flags that include the black-and-red flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), the yellow-and-white flags of the Vatican City, and the blue-and-white flags of Nicaragua. In the background there is a large poster that reads, "John Paul II - Sandino's People Greets You." In the foreground, there is a person holding a large poster of Catholic priest and revolutionary Gaspar García Laviana, who advocated for the liberation of Nicaragua and its people. He was killed in action while fighting the forces of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1978. Una multitud de feligreses celebra la llegada del papa Juan Pablo II a la Plaza 19 de Julio en Managua. Muchos de ellos sostienen una variedad de banderas que incluyen la bandera rojinegra del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN), la bandera blanco-amarilla del Vaticano, y la bandera albiazul de Nicaragua. Al fondo de la imagen se observa un póster grande que dice: "Juan Pablo II - El Pueblo de Sandino te Saluda". En primer plano se observa una persona sosteniendo un póster grande del sacerdote católico y revolucionario Gaspar García Laviana, quien luchó por la liberación de Nicaragua y su gente. Él murió en combate contra las fuerzas del dictador nicaragüense Anastasio Somoza Debayle en 1978.
Documentary photographs Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 García Laviana, Gaspar, 1941-1978 Flags Political posters, Latin American Revolution (Nicaragua : 1979)
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