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Modern era · 1907

Santa María School massacre

The Santa María School massacre (Spanish: Matanza de la Escuela Santa María de Iquique) was a massacre of striking workers, mostly saltpeter works (nitrate) miners, along with their wives and children, committed by the Chilean Army in Iquique, Chile, on December 21, 1907. The number of victims is undetermined but is estimated to be over 2,000.

Santa María School massacre
Santa María School massacre · Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
22 Dec 1907
Where
Iquique
Era
Modern

Topics

Chile1546 – today

Before and after

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