Canto Grande massacre

Canto Grande massacre
Canto Grande massacre
Location	During the attack
Date	6-9th of May 1992
Target	Prisoners; Imprisoned members of the Shining Path Central Committee.;
Attack type	Killing of surrendering prisoners; Denial of medical care; Disproportionate use of force; Elimination of 13 members of the Shining Path Central Committee.;
Inquiry	Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Peru)

Canto Grande massacre
Canto Grande massacre
Part of the Peruvian Internal Conflict
	Prisoners surrender at the end of the event
Location	San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru
Objective	Transfer female prisoners to a women's prisons. ; Retake control of the Canto Grande prison from the Luminosas Trincheras de Combate.
Date	May 6–9, 1992
Executed by	Group Colina; Peruvian Army; Peruvian Police; National Intelligence Service
Outcome	Control of the Canto Grande prison.; Dismantling of the Luminosas Trincheras de Combate (LTC).; Successful transfer of female prisoners;
Casualties	42 prisoners, including 13 members of the Shining Path leadership. killed

The Canto Grande massacre or Miguel Castro Castro prison massacre, known militarily as Operation Mudanza 1, was an operation carried out in May 1992 by the Peruvian government forces.