1932 Trujillo Revolution | |||||||
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Part of the Third Militarism | |||||||
Aprista troops occupy a trench in the neighbourhood of Mansiche during the revolution | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance |
Government of Peru Supported by: Unión Revolucionaria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Agustín Haya de la Torre Manuel Barreto Risco Alfredo Tello Salavarria † Leoncio Manffaurt (MIA) |
Maj. Alfredo Miró Quesada Col. Manuel Ruíz Bravo Lt. Col. Eloy G. Ureta | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Thousands of insurrect men | 1st Military Region | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
952 killed | 327–513 killed | ||||||
7,000–9,000 civilians killed or executed |
Revolution of Trujillo was a social and political conflict in Peru which began in Trujillo city on July 6, 1932. It started with an uprising led by Manuel Barreto (known as "Buffalo"), against President Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.