The Mirabal Sisters (Las Hermanas Mirabal). Four Dominican women from Salcedo, Dominican Republic who followed their convictions with bravery and selflessness to fight against a cruel dictatorship. Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa gave their lives for their cause. Since they became a theat to the regime, they were brutally assassinated by some henchmen following the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo orders.