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E.
Facts related to the forced disappearances of Manuel Antonio Bonilla and
Ricardo Abarca Ayala
78.
Manuel Antonio Bonilla was born on December 7, 1971, in the canton of Cerros de San Pedro,
municipality of San Esteban Catarina, department of San Vicente. 132 Manuel Antonio Bonilla is the son
of María de los Ángeles Osorio and José de la Paz Bonilla 133 and brother of José Arístides Bonilla 134
and María Inés Bonilla de Galán. 135 His maternal grandmother is María Josefa Rosales. 136 María
Esperanza Alvarado and Luis Alberto Alvarado were also part of the family.137
79.
Ricardo Abarca Ayala was born on February 5, 1969, in the canton of Cerros de San Pedro,
municipality of San Esteban Catarina, department of San Vicente. 138 He is the son of Juan José Ayala
and Petronila Abarca Alvarado,139 and brother of Daniel,140 José Humberto,141 Ester,142 and Osmín.143
His family also included his grandmother, Paula Alvarado.144
80.
From August 17 to 24, 1982, a large-scale military operation was launched in the department
of San Vicente, involving, among other units, members of the Fifth Infantry Brigade and the “Atlacatl”
and “Juan Ramón Belloso” Immediate Response Infantry Battalions (BIRI). 145 The operation was
Cf. Birth certificate of Manuel Antonio Bonilla issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of Villa de of
San Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume IV, annex 22 to the submission of the case, folio 2009).
132
Cf. Birth certificate of Manuel Antonio Bonilla issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of Villa de
San Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume IV, annex 22 to the submission of the case, folio 2009); national identity
document of María de los Ángeles Osorio, widow of Bonilla, issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons (evidence file,
volume XI, annex to the final written arguments, folio 4928), and death certificate of José de la Paz Bonilla issued by the
Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of San Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final written
arguments, folio 4929).
133
Cf. National identity document of José Arístides Bonilla Osorio issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons
(evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4930).
134
Cf. National identity document of María Inés Bonilla de Galán of issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons
(evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4932).
135
Cf. National identity document of María de los Ángeles Osorio, widow of Bonilla, issued by the National Registry of
Natural Persons (evidence file, volume XI, annex to the final written arguments, folio 4928).
136
137
Facts acknowledged by the State.
Cf. Birth certificate of Ricardo Abarca Ayala issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of Villa de San
Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume IV, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2011).
138
Cf. Birth certificate of Ricardo Abarca Ayala issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of Villa de San
Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume IV, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 2011), and national identity document
of Petronila Abarca Alvarado issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons (evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final
written arguments, folio 4921).
139
Cf. National identity document of Daniel Ayala Abarca issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons (evidence file,
volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4923).
140
Cf. Birth certificate of José Humberto Abarca Ayala issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of San
Esteban Catarina (evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4926).
141
Cf. National identity document of Ester Abarca Ayala issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons (evidence file,
volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4924).
142
Cf. Birth certificate of Osmín Abarca Ayala issued by the Family Status Registry of the Municipal Office of San Esteban
Catarina (evidence file, volume XI, annexes to the final written arguments, folio 4927).
143
Cf. Affidavit rendered by Ester Abarca Ayala on March 21, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folio 4744), and
national identity document of Petronila Abarca Alvarado issued by the National Registry of Natural Persons (evidence file,
volume XI, annex to the final written arguments, folio 4921).
144
Cf. Newspaper report published in “La Prensa Gráfica” on August 19, 1982, entitled “Clean-up Operation by Armed
Forces in San Vicente” (evidence file, volume V, annex 30 to the brief of pleadings, motions and evidence, folio 2403); Press
photograph published in the “Diario Latino” on August 19, 1982, entitled “Counterinsurgency actions coordinated” (evidence
145