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The Guidebooks Say...

“La Galería de Héroes y Mártires is only one of the accomplishments of the Association of Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs of Estelí, a support group of some 300 women who lost children during the battle against Somoza’s National Guard. The gallery itself is… filled with memorabilia from the days of the revolution- photos of Estelí as an urban battleground, quotes from Sandino and Che Guevara, and displays of weaponry and shell casings. Most touching are the portraits of young men and women killed in action, sometimes accompanied by uniforms and other personal effects.”
-Moon Guide’s Nicaragua

“Galería de Héroes y Mártires is an emotive place to visit, a gallery dedicated to the memory of the town’s fallen revolutionaries… heart-wrenching. The gallery is run by mothers of the martyrs, and they are the ones who make a visit here so compelling. They are more than willing to share their own stories, providing insight into the struggles that many Nicaraguans experienced.”
-Lonely Planet’s Central American on a Shoestring