Corpus Christi massacre

The Corpus Christi Massacre, Corpus Christi Thursday Massacre, or El Halconazo (The hawk strike— named this because of the participation of a group of elite Mexican army soldiers known as Los Halcones) was a massacre of student demonstrators in Mexico City on June 10, 1971, the day of the Corpus Christi festival.

Corpus Christi massacre

The Corpus Christi Massacre, Corpus Christi Thursday Massacre, or El Halconazo (The hawk strike— named this because of the participation of a group of elite Mexican army soldiers known as Los Halcones) was a massacre of student demonstrators in Mexico City on June 10, 1971, the day of the Corpus Christi festival.