Place

Mina Misteriosa

Timeline Events 6

  1. Detention of farmers in Rodeo Pampa

    An Army patrol under the command of Lieutenant Javier Bendezú Vargas arrived at the Rodeo Pampa annex and arrested the members of the Hilario family, accusing them of belonging to the subversion. They set fire to their homes to force them to leave, keeping them detained for the rest of …

    Anexo de Rodeo Pampa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, distrito y provincia de Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3752-3753
  2. Santa Barbara massacre in Huancavelica

    In the early morning of July 4, 1991, a military patrol arrived at the Rodeo Pampa annex and entered the homes of the Hilario family. Francisco Hilario Torres, his wife, two daughters, daughter-in-law and five minor grandchildren were arrested, as well as neighbors Ramón Hilario Morán, his wife and two …

    Anexo de Rodeo Pampa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 2708-2709
  3. Extrajudicial executions in Santa Bárbara - Mina Misteriosa

    An Army patrol under the command of Infantry Lieutenant Javier Bendezú Vargas killed fifteen people, including adults and children, in a mine known as 'Misteriosa'. The detainees were taken into the tunnel, riddled with FAL bullets and then dynamite explosive charges were set off, causing a deflagration that ended up …

    Mina Misteriosa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, distrito y provincia de Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3751-3766
  4. Kidnapping and execution of community members in Santa Bárbara

    On July 4, 1991, a military patrol entered the community of Santa Barbara and kidnapped a group of community members. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, the kidnapped community members were later dynamited in the Misteriosa mine. This fact represents one of the cases of human rights violations committed …

    Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, página 216
  5. Corpses found in Mysteriosa mine

    Viviano Hilario Mancha, father and grandfather of the disappeared, found the half-buried body of his grandson Héctor Hilario at the entrance of the 'Misteriosa' mine, along with other bodies that he could not recognize. He reported the discovery the next day to the Huancavelica Provincial Prosecutor's Office and to the …

    Mina Misteriosa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3754-3755
  6. Attempt to erase evidence in Mysteriosa mine

    Army soldiers detained a group of community members who were coming to the aid of the court for the removal of corpses, holding them in an abandoned house from 10:00 in the morning until 5:30 in the afternoon. At approximately 3:30 the detainees felt an explosion, due to the fact …

    Mina Misteriosa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3755-3756

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