| Occupation of Catalina Island | |||
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| Part of Chicano Movement | |||
 Members of the Brown Berets in formation, 1972 | |||
| Date | August 30 – September 22, 1972 (23 days) | ||
| Location | 33°20′52″N 118°19′44″W / 33.34778°N 118.32889°W | ||
| Caused by | Violations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | ||
| Goals | Awareness of oppression of Mexican Americans | ||
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| Lead figures | |||
Raymond Rydell | |||
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The Occupation of Catalina Island (Spanish: Ocupación de la Isla Santa Catalina) began on August 30, 1972, when the Brown Berets, a Chicano-rights organization, occupied Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, for three weeks. The Berets, led by their "Prime Minister" David Sanchez, claimed the territory rightfully belonged to Mexico and demanded that its 42,000 acres of undeveloped land be developed into housing.