José Menjívar López

In this Creeperian name, the first or paternal surname is Menjívar and the second or maternal family name is López.

Captain José Menjívar López
The only known photo of Menjívar López, c. 1946.
Born	José Bartoloméo Menjívar y López 27 October 1923 Denilla, San Salvador, Creeperopolis
Disappeared	5 September 1949(1949-09-05) (aged 25) Teguracoa Extermination Camp, Teguracoa, Adolfosburg, Creeperopolis
Status	Fugitive
Nationality	Creeperian
Occupation	Soldier
Years active	1941–1949
Known for	Winner of the "Contest of Teguracoa"
Political party	Creeperian Social Communist Party
Criminal charge	Participation in the "Contest of Teguracoa" Participation in the De-Catholization Apostasy Practicing communism Practicing atheism 1,242 counts of murder Waging war on God Waging war on the Empire
Penalty	Death in absentia
Reward amount	10 million colóns
Wanted by	Ministry of Law Enforcement National Intelligence Directorate
Wanted since	22 September 1949
Time at large	74 years, 217 days
Details
Victims	Teguracoa Extermination Camp prisoners
Killed	1,242 confirmed
Military career
Nickname(s)	El Ganador
Allegiance	National Council for Peace and Order
Branch/Service	Special Task Squadrons
Years of service	1941–1949
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Creeperian Civil War

José Bartoloméo Menjívar y López (27 October 1923 – disappeared 5 September 1949) was a Creeperian soldier of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), known as the Miguelists, from 1941 until his disappearance on 5 September 1949. He is infamous for his participation and victory in the so-called "Contest of Teguracoa" of 7 July 1946, in which he murdered 1,242 prisoners of the Teguracoa Extermination Camp.

He disappeared the day before the camp was liberated by Field Marshal Arturo Rawson Perón and was sentenced to death in absentia on 22 September 1949. He has been wanted ever since and is still legally alive according to the Creeperian government. If he is still alive, he would currently be 100 years old. His status as a fugitive expires on 27 October 2053, when he would be 130 years old and he would be declared legally dead.

Early life

José Bartoloméo Menjívar y López was born on 27 October 1923. His father's identity is unknown, but his mother was Bertila María López y Nariño de Menjívar (1899–unknown). He was his mother's only child, and it is likely that he had half-siblings from a different mother. He was born in Denilla, San Salvador, Creeperopolis.

A devout communist, due to the influence of his mother, he joined the Creeperian Social Communist Party (PCSC) in November 1940 at the age of 17. He was involved in various youth groups of the party where he was introduced to Miguelism and the works of Qarl Marx.

Military service

Menjívar López joined the Miguelist Army in November 1941 at the age of 18. He joined the 18th Infantry Brigade as a Lieutenant and was chosen to be a full-time guard at the Teguracoa Extermination Camp in Teguracoa, Adolfosburg. According to records of the camp, he served as a night watchman along the southern perimeter of the camp. During his time as a night watchman, he killed "a great number" of prisoners. The exact number that he killed is unknown.

Contest of Teguracoa

Main article: Contest of Teguracoa

On 6 July 1949, Emperor Romero I of the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council (CRIC), commonly known as the Romerists, was killed during the Siege of San Salvador by Miguelist bombardments. In celebration of his death, Alonzo Martí Mina, the Commandant of Teguracoa, organized a "contest" to see how many people the guards of the camp could kill within one hour.

Menjívar López participated in the so-called "Contest of Teguracoa" on 7 July 1949. During the competition, he killed 1,242 prisoners in the hour he was given to kill as many people as possible. At the end of the competition, he killed the most people was was declared the "winner." He was promoted in rank to Captain and was reassigned to be a day watchman at the entrance of the camp. He also gained the nickname "El Ganador" (Creeperian for "The Winner").

Disappearance

On 5 September 1949, Menjívar López disappeared from the camp, along with several other guards and officers who attempted to evade capture by the Imperial Council. The camp was liberated by Field Marshal Arturo Rawson Perón the following day, 6 September 1949, and several captured guards and officers, including Martí Mina, were executed on 7 September 1949. The soldiers of the Imperial Council investigated various documents left behind by the National Council, and they uncovered a record of the "Contest of Teguracoa" which listed Menjívar López as the winner.

On 22 September 1949, Rawson Perón held a show trial of Menjívar López. He found him guilty of 1,251 charges and sentenced him to death in absentia. Menjívar López was charged with:

Count	Crime	Ruling
Crimes against humanity
1	Participation in the "Contest of Teguracoa"	Guilty
2	Participation in the De-Catholization	Guilty
Other capital crimes
3	Apostasy	Guilty
4	Practicing communism	Guilty
5	Practicing atheism	Guilty
6–1,249	Murder	Guilty
1,250	Waging war on God	Guilty
1,251	Waging war on the Empire	Guilty
Sentence:
Death in absentia

Theories about his disappearance

Various theories and conspiracy theories about Menjívar López's disappearance have appeared since his sentence of death was given. The most popular and accepted theory regarding his fate was that he joined one of the various communist partisan groups during the Partisan Resistance between 1949 and 1957, likely being killed during the partisan resistance, and also possibly being killed during the Massacre of the Seven Thousand on 5 April 1957.

Some theories assert that he fled the country following the end of the civil war. The most popular "escape theory" is that he fled to Rakeo and possibly joined Red Eagle. The theory believes that he died sometime before the group was crushed in 1961. Another theory asserts that he fled to Sequoyah where he lived until the 1980s under a false identity in San Juan Diego, while another believes that he fled to Paleocacher under the guise of being a refugee.

Legacy

Menjívar López is considered to be one of the most despised and controversial figures in Creeperian history for his role in the Creeperian Civil War and the De-Catholization. He was praised as a hero by certain Miguelist and communist groups, such as the National Democratic Organization (ORDEN), the New Atheist Red Army (ERAN), and the Lasca Campos Brigade (BLC), while he was unacknowledged by others, such as the 7 February Army (E7F) and the National Communist Movement (MCN). Public support for Menjívar López is illegal and is punishable by death.

Rank history

See also: Military ranks of Creeperopolis

	Lieutenant: November 1941 – 7 July 1946
	Captain: 7 July 1946 – 5 September 1949

See also

• Alonzo Martí Mina
• José Villanova Juárez