Revolutionary Party of the Central American Workers – El Salvador
The Revolutionary Party of the Central American Workers – El Salvador (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores Centroamericanos – El Salvador, PRTC) was a political party in El Salvador. The party was one of five constituents of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during the Salvadoran Civil War.
The party was formed by the Salvadoran branch of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers (PRTC), as the PRTC was dissolved in October 1980. The dissolution of the Central American structure of PRTC was a precondition for the Salvadoran PRTC to join the FMLN. On December 5, 1980, the Salvadoran PRTC joined FMLN.
In November 1980, the PRTC leader Humberto Mendoza was killed.
In January 1981, FMLN launched ’total war’ against the Salvadoran state. The major zones of military operations of PRTC were San Salvador, Guazapa, northern San Vicente, southern Usulután and northern San Miguel. The major military formation of PRTC at the time was Destacamento Luis Diaz. The PRTC built up two schools, a political-ideological school named as Adan Diaz and a military school named after Humberto Mendoza.
