List of massacres in Chile
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| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wulaia massacre | 6 November 1859 | Bahía Wulaia, Navarino Island | 8 | 0 | Murder of eight unarmed Europeans by about three hundred Yaghans |
| Meat riots | 22–24 October 1905 | Santiago de Chile | 250 | Unknown | |
| Plaza Colón massacre | 6 February 1906 | Antofagasta | 48[1] - 300[2] | Unknown | an undetermined number of workers who were on a general strike were killed by Order Guard and Sailors of the armored frigate Blanco Encalada while they were gathered in Plaza Colón.[3] |
| Santa María School massacre | 21 December 1907 | Iquique | 2000 | Unknown | |
| Forrahue massacre | 21 October 1912 | Forrahue, near Osorno | 15[4] | Unknown | Killing of Mapuche-Huilliche farmers by Chilean police |
| Marusia massacre | March 1925 | Antofagasta | 500 | Unknown | |
| Ranquil massacre | June–July 1934 | Alto Biobío | 477 | Unknown | |
| Seguro Obrero massacre | 5 September 1938 | Santiago de Chile | 60 | 2 | The police, allegedly on presidential orders, massacred Chilean fascists who were members of the National Socialist Movement of Chile following a failed coup |
| Massacre of Puerto Montt | 9 March 1969 | Llanquihue | 10 | 70 | |
| Laja massacre | 18 September 1973 | Laja and San Rosendo | 19 | Unknown | [5] |
| Operation Colombo | 1975 | Chile | 119 | Unknown | |
| Cerro Gallo massacre | 1975 | Cerro Gallo, Colonia Dignidad | 21[6] | 0 | The military squads fired on prisoners who, once dead, were passed off as guerrillas who would have tried to enter Chile from Argentina by crossing the Andes mountain range[7] |
| Attack on Carol Urzúa | 30 August 1983 | Las Condes | 3 | 0 | At least three members of the Chilean army were killed in an ambush by members of the revolutionary left-wing movement[8][9] |
| Caso Degollados | 28–30 March 1985 | Chile | 3 | 0 | |
| Santiago Penitentiary riot | 18 October 1985 | Santiago de Chile | 8 | 25 | Escape attempt of common prisoners and political prisoners.[10][11] |
| Operation Albania | 15–16 June 1987 | Santiago | 12 | 0 | |
| Apoquindo massacre | 21 October 1993 | Las Condes | 8 | 12 | |
| 2010 Santiago prison fire | 8 December 2010 | Santiago | 81 | 19 |
Spree killers
| Date | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1957 | Valdivia | 6 | 2 | Perpetrator was sentenced to life in prison. |
| 20 August 1960 | San Carlos | 6–7 | 0 | Perpetrator was sentenced to death and executed in 1963. |
| 15 July 1963 | Río Bueno | 8 (including the perpetrator) | 0 | Familicide. Perpetrator committed suicide.[12] |
| 17 December 1999 | Valparaíso | 3 | 1 (the perpetrator) | Valparaíso school shootings: Perpetrator wounded after he tried committing suicide,[13] but eventually recovered and was acquitted by reason of insanity. Committed suicide in 2011.[14] |
| 8 August 2019 | Puente Alto | 5 | 3 | Part of an organized crime dispute.[15][16][17] Both perpetrators were sentenced to life imprisonment. |
References
- ↑ Mercado, Javier. "Combinación Mancomunal de Obreros de Antofagasta y politización popular, 1903-1906" (PDF). www.anuariopregrado.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ Floreal Recabarren, Juan. "Episodios de la vida regional" (PDF). www.memoriachilena.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "A 113 años de la Matanza de la Plaza Colón - Timeline.cl". www.timeline.cl (in Spanish). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ Díaz, Catalina (October 19, 2017). "Osorninos recuerdan los 105 años de la mayor matanza que recuerde la provincia". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ↑ "17 Chileans accused of involvement in 'Massacre of Laja-San Rosendo' - Chile Today". Chile Today. November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Presentan querella por asesinatos de prisioneros en Cerro Gallo al interior de Colonia Dignidad – Villa Grimaldi". villagrimaldi.cl (in Spanish). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ Seitz, Max (July 22, 2016). "Exclusivo de BBC Mundo: los macabros detalles de Colonia Dignidad que escondían los archivos desclasificados por Alemania". BBC News (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ DEL RIO, ALEJANDRO (August 31, 1983). "El general Carol Urzúa, gobernador de Santiago de Chíle, y otros dos militares, muertos a consecuencia de un atentado - Internacional". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "URZUA IBAÑEZ CAROL MIGUEL ANGEL Muerto - Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Cinco muertos en el motín de una cárcel de Santiago de Chile - Internacional - EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). 18 October 1985. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos" (in Spanish).
- ↑ – "Mató a Hachazos a su Familia y luego se Ahorcó". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). July 1963. – "Mató a su mujer y a sus seis hijos y luego se ahorcó". Diario El Labrador (in Spanish). 21 July 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. – Herrera, César (2016-01-28). "La estremecedora historia del panadero que mató a su familia con un hacha en Río Bueno" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Fired Chilean teacher kills three in rampage". Google Groups. 19 December 1999. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ Meneses, FJ (4 April 2013). "Asesinato en el día de la PAA – 1999 - El Archivo-N". elarchivoene.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "5 killed in Chile while shooting in gambling club - NEWS.am". NEWS.am. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ↑ "Tiroteo deja 5 muertos en comuna de Puente Alto. – Radio Riquelme". radioriquelme.cl (in Spanish). August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ Rojas, Tamara (June 23, 2022). "Presidio perpetuo para autores de tiroteo que dejó 5 muertos en negocio tragamonedas de Puente Alto - Nacional". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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