On May 1, 1973, more than 2,000 peasants took to the streets of Andahuaylas demanding the full application of the agrarian reform. This massive mobilization was motivated by the slow and prolonged process of land allocation and adjudication established by Law No. 17716, which exacerbated the peasant population. The protest …
In 1974, the Federación Provincial de Campesinos de Andahuaylas (FEPCA) led a significant movement to seize lands from traditional haciendas in Andahuaylas and Chincheros, Peru. This movement was orchestrated by leaders such as Julio César Mezzich, Lino Quintanilla, and Félix Loayza, and resulted in the simultaneous takeover of 68 out …
In 1977, after the 1974 land seizures in the provinces of Andahuaylas and Chincheros, the land was finally in the hands of those who participated in the peasant movement. Of the 118 haciendas in Andahuaylas and Chincheros, 68 were taken simultaneously in 1974. This process was almost similar to what …