{"id":508959,"date":"2026-05-29T19:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/macarrulla-foundation-and-museum-of-resistance-recognize-winning-students-of-the-7th-essay-contest-for-freedom\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:31:22","slug":"macarrulla-foundation-and-museum-of-resistance-recognize-winning-students-of-the-7th-essay-contest-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/macarrulla-foundation-and-museum-of-resistance-recognize-winning-students-of-the-7th-essay-contest-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Macarrulla Foundation and Museum of Resistance recognize winning students of the 7th Essay Contest for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"Initiative is developed each year within the framework of Freedom Day, commemorated on May 30 for the execution of Rafael Le\u00f3nidas Trujillo<\/em>.\n\n\n


Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- The Macarrulla Foundation and the Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum recognized the winning students of the seventh edition of the \"Essay Contest for Freedom\", an initiative that seeks to promote among Dominican youth the reflection on the value of freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n
In this edition, 270 students from 82 public and private educational centers from different provinces of the country participated, who developed essays around the theme: \u201cHow to value today the sacrifice of past generations to conquer the freedom that the country enjoys today?<\/strong>\u201d.\n\n\n


The contest takes place every year within the framework of the commemorative activities of National Freedom Day, celebrated every May 30th for the execution of the tyrant Rafael Le\u00f3nidas Trujillo. Through this contest, students from different educational centers in the country have the opportunity to analyze and write about the sacrifices made by previous generations to conquer the freedoms that the nation enjoys today.<\/p>\n\n\n


Lidia Mart\u00ednez de Macarrulla, president of the Macarrulla Foundation, highlighted the importance of continuing to promote spaces that allow young people to know and value the democratic history of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n


\"From the Macarrulla Foundation, we have been supporting this contest because we firmly believe that freedom is one of the most valuable assets a society can have. We want our young people to understand its meaning, to know the sacrifices that other generations made to conquer it, and to assume the commitment to preserve it for the future,\" he expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also read: Macarrulla Foundation reaffirms its commitment to reading and children's creativity with the contest \u201cLet's Illustrate a Story\u201d | De \u00daltimo Minuto | Today's News in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n


On her part, Luisa de Pe\u00f1a D\u00edaz, director of the Museum, congratulated the participating students for their enthusiasm and interest in being part of this initiative, while encouraging them to continue getting involved in activities that contribute to building a better future for the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n


\"I congratulate you, I thank you for participating, for encouraging yourselves, for believing in our institution and for being part of a better future for the country by defending our rights, defending our freedoms, assuming positions as responsible citizens, and tomorrow in responsible positions,\" he stated.<\/p>\n\n
The highest honors of the contest were awarded to Daniel Guillermo Yunes G\u00f3mez, a student at Colegio Jaime Molina Mota, for his essay \u2018How much is freedom worth?\u2019, and to Ashton Moya, from Saint Patrick School, for his work \u2018Essay on Freedom\u2019, selected by the jury as the top two places of this edition<\/a>.\n\n\n


Also, the students Darielys Agramonte Brito<\/strong>, from the Scientific Lyceum Dr. Miguel Canela L\u00e1zaro; Destiny Karina Minier Montesino<\/strong>, from the Quisqueya Educational Center of Santiago (CEQUISA); Jecarly Matos Bohonagua<\/strong>, from the Loyola Polytechnic Institute of San Crist\u00f3bal; and Amara Linnette Fern\u00e1ndez Bonilla<\/strong>, from the San P\u00edo X School, were recognized with the four second places.<\/p>\n\n\n
In addition to the main awards, the jury awarded 24 honorable mentions to students from different educational centers in the country, in recognition of the quality of their work, their analytical capacity and the interest shown in reflecting on the value of freedom and the importance of preserving democratic principles.\n\n


The works were evaluated by a jury made up of the writer and researcher Avelino Stanley, who served as president, and the journalist and cultural manager Domingo Guerrero. For the selection of the winners, the judges took into consideration the argumentative quality of the essays, adherence to the contest rules, clarity in written expression, as well as the support of the ideas presented through consulted sources and publications.<\/p>\n\n
The Macarrulla Foundation is a non-profit entity with several years of uninterrupted work that promotes initiatives that foster education, culture, arts, sports and other areas that contribute to the integral development of citizens. Part of its vision is to contribute to the development of the Dominican Republic. During its trajectory, it has sponsored children's contests, educational activities, the promotion of reading, the development of research projects and the commemoration of historical events of national relevance.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initiative is developed each year within the framework of Freedom Day, commemorated on May 30 for the execution of Rafael Le\u00f3nidas Trujillo. Santo Domingo.- The Macarrulla Foundation and the Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum recognized the winning students of the seventh edition of the “Essay Contest for Freedom”, an initiative that seeks to promote among Dominican […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-508959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Carolina Alvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-5.31.57-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}