Olivorio Mateo

Olivorio Mateo Ledesma (1876 – June 27, 1922) was a Dominican revolutionary and spritual healer.[1] Known by his nickname, Papá Liborio, he is presented as a popular figure in Dominican Vudú tradition. Coming from a rural background, his guerrilla actions were considered a threat to the governments of the Dominican Republic and to the North American military intervention, which he faced on sixteen occasions.[2]

His popularity in the rural areas of the Dominican Republic continues to be present, with an altar in San Juan de la Maguana to which people go to ask for favors.[3][4] A folk hero in the Dominican Republic, he has been claimed in many expressions of popular Dominican culture, such as film, music and literature.

  1. ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ Quiñones, Alfonso (2022-06-27). "Hoy se conmemoran 100 años de la muerte de Papá Liborio". www.elcaribe.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. ^ Diario, Listin (2023-06-25). "La Agüita de Liborio: Un santuario popular". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ^ Hurtado, Ana (2023-07-14). "Hace 101 años lo' montes fueron tomados por Liborio Mateo". Vertedero Cultural (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-22.