Honduras and La Negra farms massacre
| Honduras and La Negra farms massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Colombian conflict | |
| Native name | Masacre de las fincas Honduras y La Negra |
| Location | Honduras farm and La Negra farm Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Date | March 4, 1988 |
| Deaths | 20 |
The Honduras and La Negra farms massacre, also known as the Urabá massacre, was the 4 March 1988 mass killing of farmworkers at the Honduras and La Negra farms in Turbo, Urabá, Antioquia, Colombia.[1][2]
20[3]-30[4] armed men in civilian clothing attacked the Honduras farm in Currulao, Antioquia and killed 17 of its unionized peasant banana workers.[5][6] The same men then traveled to the nearby La Negra farm and killed three of its workers.[3][7]
The perpetrators were concluded to be assassins financed by the Association of Farmers and Stockbreeders of Magdalena Medio (ACDEGAM) in coordination with the Colombian Army's Voltíjeros battalion, who were aided by former Popular Liberation Army (EPL) guerrillas.[3]
Victims
[edit]Honduras farm victims
[edit]The first 17 victims at the Honduras farm were sleeping with their families and other workers when they were attacked. They were all active members of the Antioquia Agricultural workers Trade Union (SINTAGRO). The perpetrators called out the victim's names one by one, ordered them to lie on the ground, and shot them.[3][8]
- Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Martinez (20)
- Jose Bienvenido Gonzalez Martinez (20)
- Jose Mesa Sanchez
- Jose Joaquin Mendoza (30)
- Ivan Dario Molina (35)
- Rodrigo Guzman Espita (35)
- Manuel Espita Cogollo (40)
- Enrique Guizao Giraldo (47)
- Rito Martinez Reyes (28)
- Santiago Ortiz Caudo (40)
- Nestor Mariño Galvez (45)
- Jose Indovel Pineda (29)
- Nataniel Rojas Restrepo (48)
- Omar Ochoa
- Guillermo Leon Valencia
- Manuel Durango
- Jose Francisco Blanco
La Negra farm victims
[edit]- Julian Carrillo
- Alirio Rojas
- Adel Menese Pineda
Investigations
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Aftermath and impact
[edit]According to El Espectador, the massacre orphaned 59 children.
Following the massacre, the Antioquia Agricultural Workers Union (SINTARGO) and the Banana Workers Union (SINTRABANANO) announced an indefinite strike of their 22,000 farmworkers. They returned to work on 10 March 1988.[4]
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the massacre, as well as 26 other murdered banana workers, stands in La Piña, Turbo, Antioquia.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "EL DOSSIER DE URABA". Semana (in Spanish). 30 May 1988. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "ACUSAN A TRES MILITARES POR MASACRES EN TURBO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 25 August 1992. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Colombia 10.912". Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. 1 February 1994. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b "30 años de las masacres de Honduras y La Negra" [30 years of the Honduras and La Negra massacres]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Evans, Michael, ed. (28 June 2022). ""There is Future if There is Truth": Colombia's Truth Commission Launches Final Report". National Security Archive at The George Washington University. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Tiempo, Redacción El (29 October 2010). "1982-1990. Se conocen las masacres paramilitares". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "LA MASACRE DE URABA". Semana (in Spanish). 4 April 1988. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Colombia's Killer Networks: The Military-paramilitary Partnership and the United States. Human Rights Watch (Americas). 1996. p. 73.
- ^ Cala, Laura (1 August 2023). "En Nueva Colonia se levantó un monumento en memoria de las 46 víctimas durante masacre de las bananeras". Unidad para las Víctimas (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report on the incident
- Unclassified U.S. Department of State telegram
- Forensic Architecture investigation on the lands in which the massacred occurred
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