Murder of Alejandro Marquina in Huancasancos

In November 1982, Alejandro Marquina, considered "rich" by the PCP-SL, was assassinated in Huancasancos. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of executing authorities and people considered "powerful" in the province of Huancasancos. Marquina's case was similar to that of Marciano Huancahuari, murdered in July 1982 in Lucanamarca, also accused of being "rich". These selective assassinations against people with economic resources, together with the looting of cattle and stores, began to generate the rejection of the local population towards the PCP-SL, diluting the initial sympathy that some sectors had shown towards the subversive organization.