Massacre of Salsipuedes

When

11 Apr 1831

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

41

Coordinates

32.79° S, 56.68° W

Description

1831 genocidal massacre

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1831 mass killing of indigenous Charrúa by the Uruguayan Army

The Massacre of Salsipuedes, or the Slaughter of Salsipuedes, was a genocidal attack carried out on 11 April 1831 by the Uruguayan Army, led by president Fructuoso Rivera, as part of the State's efforts to eradicate the Charrúa indigenous people from the Uruguayan countryside.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en el arroyo Salsipuedes (Uruguay) el general Fructuoso Rivera (1784-1854) agasaja a sus aliados charrúas artiguistas con una comida campestre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page