What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 1939
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 9
- Coordinates
- 4.82° N, 73.64° W
- Description
- massacre in Colombia of 1939
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1939 Gachetá massacre
1939 mass shooting in Colombia
The Gachetá massacre was a mass shooting that took place on January 8, 1939, in the town of the same name, located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, approximately 100 km away from the capital, Bogotá. The events took place during the presidency of Eduardo Santos, a member of the Colombian Liberal Party.
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