Francisco Pimienta Arpushana
Francisco Pimienta Arpushana (d. April 15, 1966) was a Guajiro Bahá’í who was martyred.
Biography[edit]
Arpushana was a Native American of the Guajiro tribe in Guajira, Colombia. He was the chief of the Arpushana clan and a prominent member of his community.[1]
In April, 1964, Arpushana became a Bahá’í and began actively teaching the religion in his community attempting to establish positive relationships between the various demographics within it. He made several travel teaching trips accompanying Bahá’í pioneers and translated Bahá’í prayers into Guajiro.[1]
The Arpushana clan had been involved in a feud with another Guajiro clan which had resulted in several murders and Arpushana arranged for a meeting with the leader of the other clan in order to establish peace between them. While traveling to the meeting, accompanied by his seven year old son and another relative, he was ambushed by armed members of the other clan. While he had a pistol he refused to draw it in self defense and he was murdered with his companion being injured but his son escaping unharmed.[1]
He is considered a Bahá’í martyr.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 319. View as PDF.
