Aid From the Padre



Photo Title

Aid From the Padre

Photographer/Creator

Hector Rondon

Collection

Publisher

La Republica

Caption/Description

Father Luis Manuel Padilla, Venezuelan navy chaplain, holds up a government soldier in Puerto Cabello street after the soldier was wounded during two-day revolt by Communist-backed rebels. The priest was waiting for someone to take the wounded man away. Remnants of the revolt were reported crushed June 4th.

Citation

Hector Rondon, "Aid From the Padre," in POYi Archive, Item #4731, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/4731 (accessed April 28, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008