Acteal

16°59′16″N 92°31′07″W / 16.98778°N 92.51861°W / 16.98778; -92.51861

Catholic church in Acteal built in commemoration of the 1997 massacre

Acteal is a small village in the municipality of Chenalhó, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, about 20 km north of San Cristóbal de las Casas. It became known internationally at the end of 1997 for the massacre of 45 indigenous people.[1]

Notable residents

  • Guadalupe Vázquez (born 1987). Vázquez survived the massacre, but lost her parents, five of her siblings, her uncle and her grandmother in the massacre. She went on to become an indigenous rights activist.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Gunson, Phil (1997-12-24). "Mexican massacre kills 45". The Guardian. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Muñoz Ramírez, Gloria (21 December 2017). "A 20 años de la masacre de Acteal, la violencia y el desplazamiento actual" [20 years after the Acteal massacre, the violence and displacement continues]. Pressenza (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Muñoz Ramírez, Gloria. "Soy lo que soy y lo que me hizo la vida" [I am who I am, and that's what life has made me]. Flores en el Desierto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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