Massacre

Burning of the Spanish Embassy

31 janv. 1980 · 14.61° N, 90.52° W

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31 janv. 1980
Type
Massacre
Morts
37
Coordonnées
14.61° N, 90.52° W
Description
Guatemalan attack on the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala

1980 Spanish embassy burning in Guatemala City

Guatemalan attack on the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala

The Burning of the Spanish Embassy refers to an event beginning with the occupation of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on January 31, 1980, by indigenous peasants of the Committee for Peasant Unity and their allies, which was responded to by a subsequent raid by Guatemalan police that resulted in a fire which destroyed the embassy and left 37 people dead.

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