José María Tojeira during his funeral procession at the Central American University in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, Sept. 11. The beloved human rights activist, best known for leading the Central American Jesuits during El Salvador's civil-war era, died Sept. 5 at age 78 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He was laid to rest in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, on Sept. 11. José María Tojeira speaks during an interview with Reuters in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 13, 2009. He became spokesman for the Society of Jesus after the Jesuit-run Central American University in Managua was seized by Nicaragua's dictatorship in 2023.