Navy Petty-Officers School

The Higher School of Mechanics of the Navy (in Spanish, Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada, commonly known by its acronym ESMA[1]), was originally an educational facility of the Argentine Navy. It was used as an illegal, secret detention center during the Dirty War of military dictatorship.

References
  1. Memoria Abierta: Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada (ESMA)(in Spanish)
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