Corpus Christi massacre
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The Corpus Christi massacre was a 1971 government-led attack on student demonstrators in Mexico City, in which paramilitary forces violently repressed protesters, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corpus Christi massacre canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
massacre
ⓘ
political repression event ⓘ student protest crackdown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Halconazo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jueves de Corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanza del Jueves de Corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
repression of student demonstrators
ⓘ
student protest in support of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | June 10 ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 1971-06-10 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Thursday ⓘ |
| followed | Tlatelolco massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentResponse |
initial denial of responsibility
ⓘ
later partial acknowledgment of paramilitary involvement ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Dirty War in Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-1968 student movement in Mexico ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim | unarmed demonstrators ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of human rights investigations ⓘ |
| location |
Avenida de los Maestros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonia Santo Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Mexican press
ⓘ
international human rights reports ⓘ |
| method |
beatings
ⓘ
shootings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
symbol of state repression in modern Mexican history
ⓘ
use of a government-backed paramilitary group against civilians ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
at least 40
ⓘ
possibly more than 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | hundreds ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mexican human rights organizations
ⓘ
student organizations ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Mexican government elements ⓘ |
| participant |
Mexican student demonstrators
ⓘ
paramilitary group Los Halcones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Los Halcones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican paramilitary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | repression of political dissent in Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Feast of Corpus Christi ⓘ |
| result |
intensified fear among social movements in Mexico
ⓘ
strengthening of Mexico's Dirty War apparatus ⓘ |
| target | Mexican student movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim |
civilians
ⓘ
student protesters ⓘ |
| year | 1971 ⓘ |
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