List of massacres in Mexico

Massacres
Name Date Location Deaths Notes
First Magdalena massacre November 3, 1757 Magdalena de Kino, Sonora 31
Second Magdalena massacre November 1776 Magdalena de Kino, Sonora unknown
Goliad massacre March 27, 1836 Goliad County, Texas 342 465 prisoners. 28 escaped, 20 spared as workers, 75 spared as unarmed captives.
Dawson massacre September 17, 1842 near San Antonio de Bexar, Texas 36 15 captured and 36 killed out of a total of 54 Texan men.
Black bean episode March 25, 1843 Saltillo, Coahuila 17 Mexicans tell Texian and American diplomats that 1/10 of the prisoners they captured would die. They force Texians to choose out of a random bowl of beans, and those who chose a black bean were shot.
1846 Monterrey massacre September 23, 1846 Monterrey, Nuevo León ~60 Ampudia ordered the white flag of surrender to be flown. Many American troops, especially the Texas Rangers ran about looting and burning houses, raping women, and killing entire families of Monterrey.[1]
1847 Monterrey massacre January 4, 1847 Monterrey, Nuevo León ~50 Texas volunteers blamed the Mexicans for the death of several of their companions in the occupied Monterrey. Consequently, American troops began shooting all civilians they encountered. The Houston Telegraph and Register, citing military sources reported over 50 killed.[2]
Saint Patrick's Battalion massacre September 10–13, 1847 Chapultepec, Mexico City 50 50 surrendered Irish volunteers who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican–American War, collectively known as Saint Patrick's battalion were killed by the U.S. Army.
Crabb massacre April 1–8, 1857 Caborca, Sonora 84 84 killed out of a total of 85 American men.
Mazocoba massacre January 18, 1900 Guaymas, Sonora ~400 Also known as the Battle of Mazocoba
Cananea Strike June 1 1906 Cananea, Sonora 23 22 wounded
Río Blanco strike January 7 and 8, 1907 Río Blanco, Veracruz 50 to 70 Federal troops put down rioting textile workers
Torreón massacre May 15, 1911 Torreón, Coahuila 300 Chinese Mexicans were targeted
Santa Isabel massacre January 10, 1916 near Santa Isabel, Chihuahua 18 Villistas stopped a train near Santa Isabel, Chihuahua and killed eighteen American passengers from the ASARCO company of Tucson, Arizona.
1935 Revolution Day Zócalo Battle November 20, 1935 Zócalo, Mexico City 3 50 Wounded, a violent conflict that broke out during the Revolution Day festival of 1935 at the Zócalo between members of the Revolutionary Mexicanist Action and multiple organizations associated with the Mexican Communist Party.
León massacre January 2, 1946 León, Guanajuato 30-100 [3][4]
San Miguel Canoa Massacre 14 September 1968 village of San Miguel Canoa, Puebla 4 A right-wing priest incited a mob of villagers to attack five mountain climbers who he believed were communists, 3 wounded
Tlatelolco massacre October 2, 1968 Mexico City 40-400
Corpus Christi massacre June 10, 1971 Mexico City 120 Also known as "El Halconazo", a student march got brutally attacked by a shock group called Los Halcones
Tula massacre January 14, 1982 Atotonilco de Tula, Hidalgo 13 13 tortured bodies were found at Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico at the time of Arturo Durazo Moreno Administration
Centro Penitenciario Michoacán riot July 20, 1988 Michoacán 10 13 Wounded[5]
Aguas Blancas massacre June 28, 1995 Aguas Blancas, Guerrero 17 Peasant protestors demanding drinking water, schools, hospitals, and roads were shot by motorized police
Acteal massacre December 22, 1997 Chenalhó, Chiapas 45 Massacre carried out by paramilitary forces of 45 people attending a prayer meeting of indigenous townspeople, who were members of the pacifist group Las Abejas ("The Bees"), in the village of Acteal, municipality of Chenalhó, in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
El Sauzal massacre September 17, 1998 El Sauzal, Baja California 19 [6]
San Cristóbal Attack May 6, 2002 San Cristóbal, Ecatepec 2 22 Wounded [7][8][9]
San Jerónimo de Juárez Massacre July 31, 2005 San Jerónimo de Juárez, Guerrero 12 2 Wounded. At least 11 people were murdered in the coastal municipality of San Jerónimo de Juárez by a former military man who was apparently drugged, who was eventually shot and wounded. lynched by the villagers[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
2006 civil unrest in San Salvador Atenco May 3 to 4, 2006 San Salvador Atenco , State of Mexico 2 200+ Wounded
Río Bravo Ambush November 29, 2007 Río Bravo, Tamaulipas 6 A Mexican politician Juan Antonio Guajardo and five companions were murdered in an ambush in Río Bravo [18]
La Marquesa massacre September 12, 2008 Ocoyoacac, State of Mexico 24 24 bodies are found at a national park called La Marquesa; all bodies were shot and showed signs of torture[19]
La Mesa prison riots September 13-18, 2008 Tijuana, Baja California 22 12 Wounded
Morelia grenade attacks September 15, 2008 Morelia, Michoacán 8 132 Wounded. A series of grenades are detonated in crowds gathered to celebrate Independence Day.[20][21]
2009 Ciudad Juárez prison riot March 4, 2009 Cerezo state prison, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 20 15 Wounded
Ciudad Juárez rehab center attack September 2, 2009 El Aliviane centre, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 18 3 Wounded
Balderas metro station shooting September 18, 2009 Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City 2 5 Wounded
Villas de Salvárcar massacre January 31, 2010 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 15
Guerrero mass graves June 2010 Taxco, Guerrero 55
2010 Chihuahua shootings June 10, 2010 Second floor, Templo Cristiano Fe y Vida (Christian Faith and Life Temple), Chihuahua 19 4 Wounded
Nuevo León mass graves June 25, 2010 Nuevo León ~70
Ciudad Victoria ambush June 28, 2010 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas 7 The Candidate of PRI Rodolfo Torre Cantú was murdered along with six of those in his entourage by agents of a drug cartel
2010 Saric shootout July 1, 2010 Sáric, Sonora 21 6 Wounded
2010 San Fernando massacre August 24, 2010 San Fernando, Tamaulipas 72
2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion December 19, 2010 San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla 29 52 Wounded
Allende massacre March 18 to 20, 2011 Allende, Coahuila 42-300+
Triple Murder of Journalists in Monterrey March 25, 2011 Monterrey, Nuevo León 3 By Los Zetas
San Fernando massacre April 6, 2011 San Fernando, Tamaulipas 193
Battle of Ruíz May 25, 2011 Ruiz, Nayarit 29 4 Wounded. one of the most violent clashes between criminal organizations in Mexico between Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas.
Coahuila mass graves June 3, 2011 Piedras Negras, Coahuila 38
Durango massacres April 2011 Durango, Durango 340
Monterrey casino attack August 25, 2011 Monterrey, Nuevo León 52 Drug cartel set a casino on fire
Altamira prison brawl January 4, 2012 Altamira, Tamaulipas 31
Apodaca prison riot February 19, 2012 Apodaca, Nuevo León 44
2012 Boca del Río murder of journalists May 6, 2012 Boca Del Río, Veracruz 4
Cadereyta Jiménez massacre May 13, 2012 Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León 49
Tlatlaya massacre June 30, 2014 San Pedro Limón, Tlatlaya, Michoacán 22 22 civilians executed by government troops.[22][23]
Iguala massacre September 26 - October 5, 2014 Iguala, Guerrero 43 Mass kidnapping and murder of male students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College
Apatzingán massacre January 5, 2015 Apatzingán, Michoacán 16 16 unarmed civilians killed by federal police outside Apatzingán city hall.[24]
2015 Ocotlán ambush March 19, 2015 Ocotlán, Jalisco 11 5 Wounded
2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush April 6, 2015 San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco 15 a convoy of the Jalisco State Police was ambushed by suspected members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in a mountain road in San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco. Fifteen policemen were killed and five were wounded
1 May 2015 Jalisco attacks May 1, 2015 Jalisco (most attacks); some parts of Colima, Nayarit, Michoacán, and Guanajuato (in western Mexico) 18
Tanhuato–Ecuandureo shootout May 22, 2015 Tanhuato, Michoacán 22+ to 42 [25][26]
Topo Chico prison riot February 10–11, 2016 Monterrey, Nuevo León 52 12 injured
2016 conflict in Nochixtlán June 19, 2016 Asunción Nochixtlán, Oaxaca 8 108 Wounded
Salamanca nightclub shooting March 9, 2019 Salamanca, Guanajuato 15
Minatitlán shooting April 19, 2019 Minatitlán, Veracruz 14 [27]
Uruapan massacre August 8, 2019 Uruapan, Michoacán 19
Coatzacoalcos nightclub fire August 27, 2019 Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz 30 [28][29]
2019 Western Michoacán clashes August 30, 2019 Tepalcatepec, Michoacán 9 11 Wounded
LeBarón and Langford families massacre November 4, 2019 Near Bavispe, Sonora 9 Gunmen suspected of being drug cartel members ambushed three vehicles occupied by Mormon U.S.-Mexican dual citizens on a highway in Sonora, killing nine, including six children. The cars and the burned bodies of the victims were found by the police.[30]
2019 Villa Unión shootout November 30, 2019 Villa Unión, Coahuila 28 8 Wounded
Cieneguillas prison riots December 31, 2019
January 2, 2020		 Near Cieneguillas, Zacatecas 17 Using weapons smuggled into the prison, the inmates rioted with 16 being killed in the first riot on 31 December and an additional inmate being killed in the second riot on January 2.[31]
Irapuato massacres June 6, - July 1, 2020 Irapuato, Guanajuato 38 5 Wounded
Camargo massacre January 2021 Camargo, Tamaulipas 19 On January 23, 2021, 19 bodies were discovered near the Mexico–United States border, the victims are said to be migrants and were shot and set on fire.[32]
Battle of Doctor Coss March 13 to 14, 2021 Doctor Coss, Nuevo León 10
Coatepec Harinas attack March 18, 2021 Coatepec Harinas, State of Mexico 13 Gunmen ambushed a police convoy, killing 13 police officers.[33]
Capture of Aguililla April 6-28, 2021 Aguililla, Michoacan 27 8 Wounded
Tarecuato massacre November 11, 2021 Tangamandapio, Michoacán 11 11 gunmen killed 11 indigenous people.[34]
Las Tinajas massacre March 27, 2022 Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán 20 17 men and 3 women killed at a cockfight by members of a rival faction of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.[35][36]
Celaya massacre May 23, 2022 Celaya, Guanajuato 11 A group of about 15 men shot staff and guests at a hotel.
Tuzantla shooting August 24, 2022 Tuzantla, Michoacán 8
San Miguel Totolapan massacre October 5, 2022 San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero 20 2 Wounded
2023 Sinaloa unrest January 5–13, 2023 Sinaloa 30 52 Wounded
Nuevo Laredo military shooting February 26, 2023 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 5 1 Wounded, five unarmed civilians were killed by Mexican Army troops
Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire 27 March 2023 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 40 27 Wounded

See also

References
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