HOLY SUNDAY.-Last Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the president Luis Abinader issued decree 10-15, by which it was ordered to designate with the name René del Risco Bermúdez, the building located on Isabel la Católica street, number 214, in which the Indotel Cultural Center operates.
In addition, the creation of a commission made up of Minerva del Risco, Guido Gómez Mazara and Rafael Peralta Romero was established to lead the actions corresponding to the implementation of this decree.
In the motivation for the indicated decree, the president recalls that René del Risco Bermúdez was a Dominican poet, narrator and publicist who stood out at an early age in the intellectual and political life of his nation. Despite his early death, which occurred tragically in 1972, he left an extraordinary legacy that today serves as an example for young generations.
René del Risco Bermúdez was born in San Pedro de Macorís in 1937, and studied Law at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, a career he abandoned to embrace the anti-Tujillista and military struggle in the June 14 Revolutionary Movement. Due to his involvement in this cause, he was imprisoned, tortured and finally had to go into exile in Puerto Rico in 1960. After returning to the country in 1962, he participated in the revolution of April 1965 and was part of the press department of the constitutionalist government.
In the literary field, René del Risco Bermúdez stood out in poetry and short stories, with examples of both literary expressions being some of his works such as the poems The cold wind, Gray ode to the invading soldier, The war is not forgotten, Words for invaders, I sing for a boy from my town, Meditation on war, Letter of love and war and Pitiful offering for an invading general and the stories Now that I’m back, Ton, In the neighborhood there are no flags, among others.
In the same way, he is remembered for being the author of the lyrics of A Spring for the World, the beautiful song that he bequeathed to us along with the music of Rafael Solano and in the voice of Fernando Casado, and in which he evokes faith in a better future. for humanity, far from fear and based on brotherhood and love for one another.
