Andrea Amores

Andrea Amores
Andrea at 24
Born	(1933-01-31)January 31, 1933 Leon, Democratic Republic of Maracaibo
Died	August 9, 2011(2011-08-09) (aged 78) Kensington, Maracaibo
Other names	La Pequeña Pájara (The Little Bird)
Citizenship	Maracaibean
Occupation	Politician
Years active	1952-1975, 1990-2009
Known for	Syndicalist Direct Action, Feminism, Left Unity Advocate
Military career
Allegiance	Maracaibean Syndicalist Volunteers
Years of service	1960-1973
Rank	Supreme Defense Committee member, Propaganda Committee chair, and Comrade-Commander of the Rearguard

Andrea Amores, also known as La Pequeña Pájara ("The Little Bird") was a Syndicalist and Communist activist and politician from Maracaibo. The only daughter of a deceased Maracaibo Patriotic War partisan, Amores attended university at Maracaibo International School, but dropped out in her third year to pursue politcal activism. Amores is known for her work at recruiting and coordinating the Syndicalist volunteers in Red Leoterra during the North Abyaalan War. After the close of the war and disbanding of the Volunteers, she became influenced with Menghe Communist thought, which she had come into contact with by meeting with Communist volunteers from Menghe. Her firm stance on Left Unity and continued cooperation with the more authoritarian ideology led to her popularity within the Maracaibean Syndicalist Party to drop, with her being stripped of all titles and ousted in the summer of 1975. She faded into political obscurity until after the Decembrist Revolution in 1987, whereupon she publicly renounced her support for the Menghean government, and apologized for her interim views in a private letter to the Syndicalist Party Headquarters. She became a member of the Syndicalist party again in 1990, and remained active until her death in 2011, giving lectures and participating in debates at various institutions.

Early Life

Andrea Amores was born on 31 January, 1933 to Hugo and Soledad Amores in the city of Leon, Maracaibo. Upon the outbreak of war with Dayashina, Andrea's father was one of the first casualties, killed in the Dayashinese air campaign. Her mother signed up to be a miliciana partisan in 1944, in order to protect their homestead. When Leon was overrun by Imperial forces, Andrea and her mother were left behind by the strategic withdrawal of the Republican army. In her memoirs, Andrea notes the final time she saw her mother, as she was stowed away under the floorboards of their home. Andrea survived for months on a meager diet of whatever was in that root cellar until it ran out, often subsisting on rodents, wild grass, and rainwater. She exited the cellar approximately six months later, too starved to remain. Allied troops which had landed discovered her unconsious body near the shoreline, and she was rushed to the nearest field hospital.

Eventually, Andrea made a full recovery, and went on to complete her studies at a provisional secondary school in Maracaibo City after the war. She also attended the now-defunct Maracaibo International School for a degree in Communications, but dropped out midway to pursue the political thought of the Syndicalist party.

Death and Legacy

Andrea Amores remains a controversial figure within the leftist community of Maracaibo. Some uphold her as a well-meaning heroine, while others dismiss her as a traitor to the cause.