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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 foreground there is an unidentified attendee holding a poster of Pope John Paul II that reads "Welcome to Sandino's Fatherland." In the middle of the image is a poster that reads, "Welcome to a Free Nicaragua." 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 para la Liberación Nacional (FSLN), la bandera blanco-amarilla del Vaticano, la bandera albiazul de Nicaragua. En primer plano se observa un asistente no identificado sosteniendo un póster del papa Juan Pablo II que dice: "Bienvenido a la Patria de Sandino". En medio de la imagen se observa un póster que dice: "Bienvenido a Nicaragua Libre".
Documentary photographs Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 García Laviana, Gaspar, 1941-1978 Political posters, Latin American Revolution (Nicaragua : 1979)
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