Evita: Saint or Sinner?         The story of Eva Peron is a fascinating one . Evita, as she is known, enjoyed a rise to power like no other. The details of this ascension are often disputed, making Santa Evita's tale all the more intriguing. . .         Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7, 1919,1 the fifth and youngest illegitimate child of Juan Duarte and his mistress, Juan Ibarguen. The week of her birth was known as Tragic Week, when the …showed first 75 words of 1401 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1401 total…de Peron was returned to the family, and now lies in an armored private vault fifteen feet underground, in Buenos Aires.         Evita's body should not be stolen again. It is not in the actual vault, but one underneath the family tomb. Beneath three steel plates, each locked with a different combination, in total silence and darkness, in another chamber lies the corpse of Eva Peron.         'I will return. And I will be millions.'16 Endnotes