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Arabella Arbenz person

also: Arabella, Arben's beloved daughter

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Jacobo Árbenzperson · 3Francecountry · 3Mexicocountry · 2Switzerlandcountry · 1El Salvadorcountry · 1Guatemalacountry · 1Eric Arbenzperson · 1Cubacountry · 1Colombiacountry · 1

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The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 20:16 When Mexico City grew too inhospitable for the Arbenz family, they tried Switzerland, land of his father's birth. But the Swiss authorities demanded that Arbenz give up his Guatemalan citizenship, which he refused to do. So they basically d…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 25:41 My grandfather knew that the peasants were not trained to fight, so arming them would just result in their death, Arben's grandson said. He loved Guatemala and its people too much to do that. Arben's beloved daughter, Arabella, refused to s…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 26:12 her on a modeling career and even landed her a movie role. She fell in love with the famous Matador, who was equally celebrated. Their stormy love affair provided the international press with another sensational Arbenz story. One day in 196…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 26:41 at first at the matador, and then she stuck it in her mouth and pulled the trigger. The family had been hounded all over the world, and they were suffering from this ordeal. On top of that, there was a history of depression on the grandfath…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 27:10 The press were merciless, portraying him as a cold and remote father, a man who had sacrificed the well-being of his children on the altar of his ideals. When Arbenz and his family were forced to run the ugly gauntlet at the Guatemalan hote…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 27:36 Arabella was buried in Mexico and the Mexican government allowed the family to relocate there. Arbenz still struggled to find means of support and Maria, forced to become the family's provider, had to fly frequently to El Salvador where her…