Acteal massacre
| Acteal massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Chiapas conflict | |
Pillar of Shame dedicated to the victims | |
| Location | Acteal, Chiapas |
| Coordinates | 16°59′17″N 92°31′03″W / 16.9881°N 92.5175°W |
| Date | December 22, 1997 |
| Target | Las Abejas |
| Deaths | 45 |
| Perpetrators | Máscara Roja with the consent of the Government of Mexico |
| Motive | End EZLN sympathizing |
The Acteal massacre was a massacre of 45 people attending a prayer meeting of Catholic Indigenous townspeople, including a number of children and pregnant women, who were members of the pacifist group Las Abejas ("The Bees"), in the small village of Acteal in the municipality of Chenalhó, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Right-wing paramilitary group Máscara Roja murdered the victims on December 22, 1997, while the Government of Mexico first admitted responsibility for the massacre in September 2020.