Fire at the Franciscan mission of Cutivireni

In October 1984, the Shining Path PCP carried out an attack by setting fire to the Franciscan mission of Cutivireni, located on the Tambo River. The attack also included the destruction of a farm and houses near the mission. This event was part of the systematic work of penetration and recruitment of native community leaders and heads of family clans that the PCP-SL had begun in 1984 in the area. Although testimonies from the Ashaninka of the Ene River indicated that they had received news of the party's presence since 1982, it was in 1984 when more organized work began in the region.