Article
Massacre in Santiago Atitlan: A Turning Point in the Maya Struggle?
Cultural Survival quarterly Magazine
(1991)
Abstract
ON 2 DECEMBER 1990, THE Guatemalan Army opened automatic weapons fire on an unarmed crowd of between 2,000 and 4,000 Tzutujil Mayas from the town of Santiago Atitl n in highland Guatemala, about 100 miles west of the capital. Fourteen people, ranging in age from 10 to 53, were killed; another 21 were wounded. Two weeks later, as a result of massive popular pressure and national and international outcry, the army was forced to vacate its garrison, and Atitl n became one of the few Guatemalan communities of more than 10,000 inhabitants to not have a military base.
Keywords
- Santiago Atitlán,
- Massacre
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 1991
Citation Information
James Loucky and Robert Carlsen. "Massacre in Santiago Atitlan: A Turning Point in the Maya Struggle?" Cultural Survival quarterly Magazine Vol. 15 Iss. 3 (1991) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james-loucky/79/