El Halconazo

1971 massacre of student demonstrators in Mexico

The Corpus Christi Massacre or El Halconazo ([el alkoˈnaso] was a massacre of student protestors during the Mexican Dirty War in Mexico City on 10 June 1971. It happened the day of the Corpus Christi festival. Nearly 120 protesters were killed.[1]

El Halconazo
Part of Dirty War
Illustration of a member of the paramilitary group Los Halcones beating with a bamboo stick a demonstrator fallen on the ground, in the repression of June 10, 1971 in Mexico City
LocationCasco de Santo Tomás, Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W / 19.44444°N 99.16750°W / 19.44444; -99.16750
Date10 June 1971; 53 years ago (1971-06-10)
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths120
PerpetratorsLos Halcones

On 29 November 2006, former President Luis Echeverría Álvarez pleaded guilty and was put on house arrest. In 2009, charges were dropped because of lack of evidence.[2]

References

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  1. Castillo García, Gustavo (9 June 2008). "El halconazo, historia de represión, cinismo y mentiras se mantiene impune". La Jornada. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. Gutierrez, Norma (2009-04-09). "Mexico: Former President Cleared of Responsibility for 1968 Student Massacre | Global Legal Monitor". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-12.