What the records say
- When
- 21 Oct 1912
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 15
- Coordinates
- 40.57° S, 73.32° W
Placed at the site its title names, Forrahue.
Forrahue massacre
Killing of 15 Mapuche-Huilliche farmers in Chile by Chilean police in 1912
The Forrahue massacre was the killing of 15 Mapuche-Huilliche farmers in Forrahue, southern Chile by Chilean police in 1912. The massacre occurred as police moved to oust Mapuche-Huilliche farmers form lands claimed by Atanasio Burgos Villalobos. The farmers had previously lost a lawsuit and had armed themselves, according to the police, with sticks, boiling water and a few rifles to attempt to resist eviction.
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