90. At approximately 5 a.m. on December 11, 1981, the soldiers made everyone leave their homes and assembled them in the village square in front of the church.94 In the square the soldiers ordered them to form two lines, one of men and another of women and children, telling them that they would have to stay there until a decision had been made about what to do with them.95 Two hours later, they divided the people into two groups: one of men and older boys who were sent to the church, and another of women and young children who were placed in the home of Alfredo Marquez.96 91. As acknowledged by the State and established by Tutela Legal del Arzobispado97 in its report, the commanders of the Atlacatl BIRI, the San Miguel Third Infantry Brigade, and the San Francisco Gotera Commandos Training Center and other high-ranking officers held a meeting during the operation, following which they gave the order to execute the people. 92. At approximately 8 a.m. on December 11, 1981, the mass execution of the people gathered in El Mozote began. At noon, after concluding the murder of the men assembled in the church, several soldiers entered the home of Alfredo Márquez – where the women and young children were – saying “today, you the women; we haves already released the men, only you are left. We are going to take you out in groups, because we are going to send you home in groups, to Gotera, to wherever you want.”98 Following this, the women were taken out in groups of around 20 individuals, from the youngest to the oldest, and they were obliged to leave their children behind them, some of whom were newborns.99 They took the groups of women to different homes, including that of Israel Marquez, where they were machine gunned.100 In the 94 Cf. Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1574); Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1660); Victim statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on March 11, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1745), e Report of the Truth Commission for El Salvador, From madness to hope: the 12-year war in El Salvador, 1992-1993 (evidence file, tome II, annex 1 to the submission of the case, folio 1196). 95 Cf. Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1574); Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folios 1660 to 1665); Victim statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on March 11, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folios 1745 to 1748); Report of the Truth Commission for El Salvador, From madness to hope: the 12-year war in El Salvador, 1992-1993 (evidence file, tome II, annex 1 to the submission of the case, folio 1196). 96 Cf. Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1574); Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1660), and Victim statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on March 11, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1745). 97 Cf. Tutela Legal del Arzobispado de San Salvador, El Mozote. Lucha por la verdad y la justicia: Masacre a la Inocencia, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2008, pp. 65 and 66 (evidence file, tome VIII, annex 2 to the pleadings and motions brief, folios 5301 and 5302). 98 Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1575). See also, Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1661), and Victim statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on March 11, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1746). 99 Cf. Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1575). See also, Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1661), and Victim statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on March 11, 1991 (evidence file, tome III, annex 23 to the submission of the case, folio 1746). 100 Cf. Sworn statement made by Rufina Amaya Vda. de Márquez before the Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado on October 10, 1990 (evidence file, tome II, annex 20 to the submission of the case, folio 1575); Witness statement made by Rufina Amaya before the Second First Instance Court of San Francisco Gotera on October 30, 1990 30