Domingo Monterrosa
Domingo Monterrosa | |
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| Birth name | José Domingo Monterrosa Barrios |
| Born | 4 August 1940 Berlín, El Salvador |
| Died | 23 October 1984 (aged 44) Joateca, El Salvador |
| Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
| Allegiance | El Salvador |
| Branch | Salvadoran Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1984 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | Atlácatl Battalion |
| Known for | El Mozote massacre |
| Battles / wars | Football War Salvadoran Civil War † |
| Alma mater | Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School School of the Americas |
José Domingo Monterrosa Barrios (4 August 1940 – 23 October 1984) was a military commander of the Armed Forces of El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was killed in a helicopter crash when a bomb planted by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in a radio transmitter detonated over Joateca.