read “the Atlacatl Battalion was here.”239 Hilario Sánchez Gómez, whose home was in the village of El Potrero, in the canton of La Joya, stated that, after he had been in hiding for six days on the hill known as El Perico, and when “everything was calm, some of those who had been on the hill went down to the village where they lived, but found all their homes destroyed by fire”;240 he also “found [his] home destroyed by fire, as well as his corn crop.”241 María Amanda Martínez stated that, in the village of La Joya, “they murdered the neighbors who remained in their homes […], and they also killed the domestic animals (pigs, cats, hens, etc.).”242 Bernardino Guevara Chicas, whose home was in the canton of Cerro Pando, testified that the soldiers arrived at his house “and one of them told him to vacate the house immediately and that if he didn’t obey, he would be shot with a bazooka”; therefore, he “chose to leave with his family [and went] to a friend’s house […] and soon after he started walking [he] turned to look at [his] house which was already in flames.”243 Rosa Ramirez Hernández indicated that, in El Mozote, she “saw the remains of children [and] adults, burned, inside the homes, and the homes were also burned down”; she also saw “that the soldiers were setting fire to the houses in La Joya with cans of fuel.”244 Irma Ramos Márquez, who had a house in the village of La Ranchería, stated that she saw that the “house of Vicente Márquez was in flames” and that “they killed six [of her] cows.”245 178. Similarly, several sworn statements made before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado confirm the said violations. Rufina Amaya testified that, in the village of El Mozote, the soldiers of the Atlacatl BIRI “made everyone leave their homes and the village store […] made them all lie face down on the ground […]; then the soldiers told them that they were going to search them, removing their rings, chains, money and other items they had on them. When the soldiers had finished stealing everything that the people had with them, they ordered everyone to shut themselves in their homes and kept watch over them.” The following day, “when [the soldiers had] finished killing all the adults, […] they set fire to the chapel, and the homes of Isidra Claros, José María Márquez and Israel Márquez, [which] were full of dead people.” Then, on December 12, 1981, she “saw smoke rising from the houses in the cantons of La Joya [and] Cerro Pando.” That same day, “the soldiers set off for the canton of Guacamaya, the village of Jocote Amarillo […], and then at about 3 p.m., the soldiers returned with animals such as hens, cows and pigs from that place, perhaps for food.”246 Alejandro Hernández Argueta recounted that, at the age of 11, he was living in the village of Jocote Amarillo when the massacre took place and that, being unable to find his mother, he went to his home which “was already in flames, [because] all the homes had been set on fire.”247 179. The Court’s case law has developed a broad definition of property that covers, among others aspects, the use and enjoyment of property, defined as material items that can be 239 Victim statement made by Pedro Chicas Romero before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 31, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1671). 240 Witness statement made by Hilario Sánchez Gómez before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on November 28, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folios 1695 to 1697). 241 Victim statement made by Hilario Sánchez Gómez before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on February 14, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1725). 242 Witness statement made by María Amanda Martínez before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on January 23, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1704). 243 Witness statement made by Bernardino Guevara Chicas before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on January 23, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folios 1706 to 1707). 244 Witness statement made by Rosa Ramírez Hernández before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on January 30, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1719). 245 Witness statement made by Irma Ramos Márquez before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 31, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1668). 246 Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folios 1574, 1576 and 1577). 247 Sworn statement made by Alejandro Hernández Argueta before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on August 3, 2011 (evidence file, tome VIII, annex to the pleadings and motions brief, folio 5573). 57