List of massacres in Chile

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Chile (numbers may be approximate):

Political or historical massacres
Name Date Location Deaths Injuries Notes
Meat riots 22–24 October 1905 Santiago de Chile 250 Unknown
Plaza Colón massacre 6 February 1906 Antofagasta 300 Unknown
Santa María School massacre 21 December 1907 Iquique 2000 Unknown
Forrahue massacre 21 October 1912 Forrahue, near Osorno 15[1] Unknown Killing of Mapuche-Huilliche farmers by Chilean police
Marusia massacre March 1925 Antofagasta 500 Unknown
Ranquil massacre June–July 1934 Alto Biobío 477 Unknown
Seguro Obrero massacre 5 September 1938 Santiago de Chile 60 2 The police, allegedly on presidential orders, massacred Chilean fascists who were members of the National Socialist Movement of Chile following a failed coup
Massacre of Puerto Montt 9 March 1969 Llanquihue 10 70
Laja massacre 18 September 1973 Laja and San Rosendo 19 Unknown [2]
Operation Colombo 1975 Chile 119 Unknown
Cerro Gallo massacre 1975 Cerro Gallo, Colonia Dignidad 21 0 The military squads fired on prisoners who, once dead, were passed off as guerrillas who would have tried to enter Chile from Argentina by crossing the Andes mountain range[3]
Attack on Carol Urzúa 30 August 1983 Las Condes 3 0 At least three members of the Chilean army were killed in an ambush by members of the revolutionary left-wing movement[4][5]
Caso Degollados 28–30 March 1985 Chile 3 0
Santiago Penitentiary riot 18 October 1985 Santiago de Chile 8 25 Escape attempt of common prisoners and political prisoners.[6][7]
Operation Albania 15–16 June 1987 Santiago 12 0
Apoquindo massacre 21 October 1993 Las Condes 8 12
2010 Santiago prison fire 8 December 2010 Santiago 81 19

Mass murders
Date Location Deaths Injuries Notes
6 November 1859 Bahía Wulaia, Navarino Island 8 0 Murder of eight unarmed Europeans by about three hundred Yaghans
7 June 1957 Pupunahue, Valdivia 6 2 Perpetrator was sentenced to life in prison.
20 August 1960 Nahueltoro, San Carlos 6 0 Perpetrator was sentenced to death and executed in 1963
17 December 1999 Valparaíso 3 1 (the perpetrator) Valparaíso school shootings: Perpetrator wounded after he tried committing suicide,[8] but eventually recovered and was acquitted by reason of insanity. Committed suicide in 2011.[9]
8 August 2019 Puente Alto 5 3 Part of an organized crime dispute.[10][11][12] Both perpetrators were sentenced to life imprisonment.

References
  1. Díaz, Catalina (October 19, 2017). "Osorninos recuerdan los 105 años de la mayor matanza que recuerde la provincia". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. "17 Chileans accused of involvement in 'Massacre of Laja-San Rosendo' - Chile Today". Chile Today. November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  3. Seitz, Max (July 22, 2016). "Exclusivo de BBC Mundo: los macabros detalles de Colonia Dignidad que escondían los archivos desclasificados por Alemania". BBC News (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. DEL RIO, ALEJANDRO (August 31, 1983). "El general Carol Urzúa, gobernador de Santiago de Chíle, y otros dos militares, muertos a consecuencia de un atentado - Internacional". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. "URZUA IBAÑEZ CAROL MIGUEL ANGEL Muerto - Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Cinco muertos en el motín de una cárcel de Santiago de Chile - Internacional - EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). 18 October 1985. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. "Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos" (in Spanish).
  8. "Fired Chilean teacher kills three in rampage". Google Groups. 19 December 1999. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. Meneses, FJ (4 April 2013). "Asesinato en el día de la PAA – 1999 - El Archivo-N". elarchivoene.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. "5 killed in Chile while shooting in gambling club - NEWS.am". NEWS.am. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  11. "Tiroteo deja 5 muertos en comuna de Puente Alto. – Radio Riquelme". radioriquelme.cl (in Spanish). August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. Rojas, Tamara (June 23, 2022). "Presidio perpetuo para autores de tiroteo que dejó 5 muertos en negocio tragamonedas de Puente Alto - Nacional". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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