El Halconazo
| El Halconazo | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mexican Dirty War | |
Illustration of a member of the paramilitary group Los Halcones beating a demonstrator fallen on the ground, in the repression of June 10, 1971. | |
| Location | Casco de Santo Tomás, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W / 19.44444°N 99.16750°W |
| Date | 10 June 1971 |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 120 |
| Perpetrators | Los Halcones |
El Halconazo (Spanish: The Falcon Strike) was a massacre of student demonstrators by members of the Halcones, a state-sponsored paramilitary group, on 10 June 1971 in Mexico City. Occurring during the Mexican Dirty War, the massacre resulted in nearly 120 demonstrators being killed, among them a 14-year-old boy.