How was the historic mission to recover the remains of Evita, told by López Rega

Another special diplomatic mission was the return to his native country, after twenty-two years of martyrdom, the remains of Eva Perón. There has been a lot of speculation about this participation, and even over the years, the enemies have tried to make people forget the episode.

Eva Perón had a life with two distinct, well-defined stages. The first is his birth, his family life, his ambitions for progress and his artistic development on Argentine radio and cinema. On this scene have created to their enemies a series of situations that are not in accord with the truth and whose historians "at once of the line" seek only their discredit, for envy of an evolution made by the sacrifice of his life. Very few women in the world and in time, they were so loved by the people and so envied by "ignorant elites"The love of the vast majority lives after thirty-four years of its pbadage to immortality, with an unparalleled presence in another human being.

His transit extended beyond the frontier of his homeland, according to a plan of God, to glorify his sacrifice for the humble.

"By your decision, I entered the Presidential Custody at your service. I first spent a year in his private secretariat, in the same presidential residence, and then I worked at General Perón. finally when Mrs. Eva became ill, I went immediately to her service until her departure from physical life in 1952. I have been an eyewitness to countless humanitarian acts, and I have seen the whole gamut of characters that are still appearing in the judicial distribution of all the governments of the world. I was able to appreciate the values ​​and miseries during a period that was a very good experience for my future. Made this very necessary and incomplete digression, about the always loved and remembered Evita, I will continue with my story

The remains of Eva Perón, rested in the residence of Puerta de Hierro, from the day they were returned to their legitimate husband, General Juan D. Perón. Personally, I investigated his whereabouts for nearly fifteen years and, upon my arrival in Madrid, I was able to share my knowledge on the subject with the various reports given to the general.

The information streams were varied and, as a rule, inventions that hid personal interests. But once, I had a news emanating from a source of total trust and, in that sense, we extended the lines and traveled to Italy., looking for more data. At the same time, the military government is very fragile and with pressure on the head, especially the Vatican, to solve the problems once and for all, decided to negotiate with Perón the delivery of the remains. He was first ambbadador of Spain, then Peronist politician came as messenger of president Lanusse and finally colonel near him.

Delivery was stipulated between we had already obtained information on the location of the mortal remains and we went to Rome with Ms Isabel, where we interviewed several cardinal fathers close to their holiness, Pope Paul VI, and we explained that it was urgent to avoid any embarrbading situation for the day. ;Church. All these steps were also supervised by the Apostolic Nuncio of Spain, in contact with the Pope.

The delivery took place in a closed transport truck from Milan, Italy. At that time, the ambbadador of Argentina to Spain arrived, a priest who was the guardian of the place where was the remains of Mrs. Eva Perón. in an ordinary box with a perforated brbad interior; and the Argentine soldier Cabanillas, who was in charge of the transfer and concealment operation under the name of María Maggi.

I opened the casket and I received a painful picture of the beloved Evita. His face had a broken nose, like a shotgun blade. Burns of cigarettes in his hands. A finger with a cut phalanx. A piece of a cut ear. His feet with the plants completely blackened, as he had remained buried for many years while standing. The neck completely broken.

The picture was painful for our feelings, especially for General Perónas for Mrs Isabel and myself. But on Evita's hieratic face, there seemed to be a slight smile. Three delivery receipts presented by Ambbadador Rojas Silveyra were signed, made on slips of paper and the pen used on this occasion was mine, which I gave to the general and he gave me later as a souvenir.

Mrs. Isabel and General Perón asked me to sign the delivery certificate as well.

The state in which the remains were found was deplorable, there were everywhere "storage rooms" with which they wanted to hide the deformations caused to the remains Eva Duarte de Perón who, after her death and embalming, was insulted, martyred and exiled for twenty years.

Understand our historical responsibility, I started shooting in super eight the situation in which the remains came to our hands and send a companion to Milan, where the tomb was filmed and the details of his exhumation.

In collaboration with Mrs. Isabel, we proceeded to the conditioning and the cleaning of the remains until a moment, humanely possible, Evita was with the dignity and respect she deserved.

General Perón felt a great impact before the vision of the tortured and mutilated body in a spirit of obvious hatred and total heresy, of beings boasting of honor and Christianity. But in his logical pain, he felt comforted by our support and loving solidarity..

General Perón often said to his visitors: I put an arm around Isabelita and the other on me: "This is my family" Perhaps I have never been as pleased with the praise, as the honor of deserve these words spoken by such a great man.

It was built in the Quinta 17 de Octubre, a very large, air-conditioned covered terrace, where a simple chapel was prepared, and for more than a year, the mortal remains of the Lady of Hope rested, out of reach of the curiosity of the world and in particular of the media, which had difficulty to obtain elements sensationalists.

But on the 5th of October 17 was fully aware of how delicate it was to expose before the eyes of the Argentine people the martyred remnants of Evita, which could ignite and provoke serious troubles, both for the armed forces and for the Church itself as a cover for this heresy.

On the occasion of the accomplishment of the mission of restitution of the mortal remains in the country of Evita, we proceeded with speed and silence, because our information services and those of the Spain had reported to us that they had detected a guerrilla group scheduled the removal of Evita's remains to join those of General Aramburu and press the people and the government.

Faced with such a danger, we decided to act furtively and quickly in total agreement with the president. I left with appropriate custody for the mission, returning in silence, with the respect and dignity that such an opportunity deserved.

In Spain, it is fair to acknowledge that I have obtained from the authorities all the facilities for the transfer to be carried out without inconvenience. Generalissimo Franco himself handed me a personal letter for the benefit of our President, Mrs. De Perón..