On December 12, 1982, it was reported that the PCP-SL was intensifying its actions in the districts of Paucarbamba (province of Huancavelica) and Colcabamba (province of Tayacaja). The actions included dynamite attacks and death threats against local authorities. This intensification was part of the initial expansion of PCP-SL operations in …
In 1983, the Army installed a counter-subversive base in the town of Millpo, in the highlands of the district of Paucarbamba, province of Churcampa. From this base, military patrols would go out to the communities and towns of Paucarbamba, detaining people who were then interrogated at the base. Some detainees, …
At the end of 1983, the Army installed a counter-subversive base in the provincial capital of Churcampa, as part of the military strategy to counteract the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. This base was added to another previously installed in the locality of Millpo, in the high …
On February 10, 1983, the brothers Hilario and Alejandro Soto Espinoza were detained by military personnel in the district of Paucarbamba. The military patrols were leaving the counter-subversive base installed in the town of Millpo, in the highlands of the district of Paucarbamba, to go through the communities and towns …
On September 26, 1983, army and police forces, in a combined action, entered the capital of Paucarbamba and neighboring towns. During the operation, the forces of order raided houses and took some villagers prisoner. The military and police stole some of the population's property and raped some of the villagers. …
Francisco Alanya Huayra, a community leader, was murdered on October 16, 1983 by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. He was accused of collaborating with the military in the counter-subversive base of Milpo. This murder occurred in the context of the installation of counter-subversive bases in the area and the Shining …
On January 14, 1984, there was a confrontation between the forces of law and order and presumed Shining Path members in the town of Cobriza, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in the death of 18 people identified as seditionists or presumed members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. …
On October 22, 1984, residents of Paucarbamba and military personnel from the Millpo Counter-Subversive Base arrested four people accused of being responsible for the actions committed by the PCP-SL in Paucarbamba and surrounding districts. The detainees were Lucio Anselmo Gaspar Cabezas, Teodomiro Gaspar Cabezas, Alfredo Montes Palomino and one other …
On October 22, 1984, in Paucarbamba, Peru, military forces and local campesino patrols detained and executed Lucio Anselmo Gaspar Cabezas, Teodomiro Gaspar Cabezas, Alfredo Montes Palomino, and another individual. They were accused of being responsible for actions committed by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the area. This event was part …
The province of Churcampa was created in 1985 in the southern part of the province of Tayacaja. This new province was linked to both the Mantaro Valley and the province of Huanta. The districts that made up the new province were Churcampa, Anco, Chinchihuasi, El Carmen, La Merced, Locroja, Paucarbamba, …
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