• Source: La Mejor Esquina massacre

La Mejor Esquina massacre was the 3 April 1988 mass killing of 27 people in La Mejor Esquina, Buenavista, Córdoba, Colombia by Los Magníficos (lit. 'The Magnificent Ones'), a right-wing paramilitary commanded by Fidel Castaño. Approximately 20 paramilitary members opened fire at a fandango festival commemorating Easter Sunday, where some 200 people were celebrating, at around 9:30 PM. After 10 minutes of shooting, 27 people died, including a woman and a child, and at least 17 were injured.




See also


List of massacres in Colombia
Fidel Castaño




References






External links


Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace page on the massacre (in Spanish)

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• La Mejor Esquina massacre
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• List of massacres in Colombia
• Museo Botero
• Timeline of Colombian history