Ranquil massacre

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The Ranquil masacre (Spanish: matanza de Ranquil) was a massacre of forestry workers by the Chilean Army in the upper Bio-Bio River in 1934. The upper Bio-Bio region had recently been opened for Chilean and forgain settlers of the occupation of the Araucania, and huge extensions of former mapuche land where available. The workers revealed against the lumber mill administrators, later the Chilean Army was called to restore order. 477 workers and mapuches were killed as result. Around 500 prisioners were taken.


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