What the records say
- When
- 14 Sep 1968
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 4
- Coordinates
- 19.00° N, 97.89° W
- Description
- lynching on 14 September 1968
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
San Miguel Canoa massacre
Lynching on 14 September 1968
The Massacre of San Miguel Canoa was a lynching that occurred in the village of San Miguel Canoa in Puebla, Mexico on 14 September 1968. Enrique Meza Pérez, a right-wing priest, incited a mob of villagers to attack five mountain climbers whom he believed were communists. Four were killed in the attack and three sustained serious injuries, but survived.
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