| Acteal massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Chiapas conflict | |
 A monument to the victims | |
  Acteal massacre (Chiapas)  Acteal massacre (Mexico) | |
| 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.[1] [2][3]
- ^ "Government apologizes for its role in Acteal massacre of 1997". Mexico News Daily. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Martínez, Fabiola (2020-09-03). "Reconoce el Estado su responsabilidad por caso Acteal (The State recognizes its responsibility for the Acteal case)". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Ortiz, Alexis (2020-09-03). "Acteal. Estado mexicano ofrece disculpa pública a víctimas, 22 años después (Acteal. Mexican state offers public apology to victims, 22 years later)". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-04.