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in exile in Madrid. Eva was exhumed and flown to
Spain, where she spent two years on display in Peron’s
living room. The deposed dictator’s new wife, Maria
Martinez, reportedly brushed Eva’s hair every day.
In 1973, Peron and his wife returned to Argentina
sans Eva and where he was again elected President.
In less than a year he had a heart attack and died in
office on July 1, 1974. Maria Martinez finally brought
Eva’s remains back to Argentina. Perón and Eva were
buried together at the presidential residence, Los
Olivos. Her great shrine was never finished, and she
was moved hopefully for the last time to Duarte family
mausoleum in 1976 – just a few feet from where we
stood, stunned by the tale we had just been told.

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