List of massacres in Cuba

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Cuba in chronological order:

List NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorsNotesCaonao Massacre1513Near modern-day Camagüey100–3,000Spanish Army, commanded by Panfilo de NarváezYear of the Lash1844Across the country100+Spanish Colonial authoritiesWar of 1912 suppressions19123,000–6,000Cuban National ArmyJobabo Massacre4 April 1917Jobabo Sugar Mill14Cuban National Army, commanded by Captain Julio CadenasMost of those killed were Jamaicans, with at least one victim from the Bahamas.Orfila Massacre15 September 1947Havana6 (including 1 unborn child)Cuban National PoliceMoncada massacreJuly 1953Moncada Barracks, Santiago de Cuba52Cuban National ArmyDozens of rebels were summarily executed following the Attack on the Moncada Barracks.Assault on the Domingo Goicuría Barracks29 April 1956Matanzas, Matanzas Provice15Haitian Embassy massacre29 October 1956Haitian Embassy, Havana10Cuban National PoliceBloody Easter massacre23–26 December 1956Oriente Province23Cuban National ArmyHumboldt 7 massacre20 April 1957Havana4Cuban National Police, led by Esteban Ventura Novo4 students who had participated in the Havana Presidential Palace attack and the seizure of the Radio Reloj station were summarily executed by Havana police.Corynthia Expedition massacre23–28 May 1957Uvero16Cuban National ArmyCabañas massacreNovember–December 1958Cabañas, Artemisa12+San Juan Hill massacre12 January 1959Santiago de Cuba71Cuban Revolutionary Armed ForcesMassacre of 30 August 196230 August 1962San Carlos de La Cabaña Fortress300–500Río Canímar Massacre6 July 1980Canímar River56Cuban security forcesTarará Massacre9 January 1992Tarará, La Habana Province4Luis Miguel Almeida Perez and Rene Salmeron Mendoza4 policeman were killed by a group of Cubans attempting to flee the island by stealing a boat.Sinking of tugboat 13 de Marzo13 July 1994Off the coast of Cuba41Border Troops of the Republic of Cuba41 drowned after a stolen tugboat attempting to seek asylum in the United States was sunk by the Cuban Coast Guard, who stated the sinking was unintentional.

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