Caltavuturo massacre

When

20 Jan 1893

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

13

Coordinates

37.82° N, 13.89° E

Description

1893 incident in Sicily, Italy

1893 massacre in Sicily, Italy

The Caltavuturo massacre took place on January 20, 1893, in Caltavuturo in the Province of Palermo (Sicily), when during the celebration of Saint Sebastian, some 500 peasants returning from the symbolic occupation of 250 hectares of communal land were dispersed by soldiers and policemen, killing 13 and wounding 21 peasants.

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