List of massacres in the Dominican Republic explained

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the Dominican Republic (numbers may be approximate):

NameDateLocationDeathsVictimsNotes
Beheadings of Moca1805Present-day Dominican Republicestimated 900 (500 at Moca),[1] (400 at Santiago)[2] Civilians of Santiago and MocaThe massacre was headed by Jean Jacques Dessalines and Henri Cristophe who led Haitian troops. There was also massive property damage.
Parsley massacreOctober 1937Northern frontier 12,000–38,000[3] [4] Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descentThe massacre was committed by the Dominican army under Rafael Trujillo in the borderlands.
El Desalojo (The Eviction)1938Southern frontierHundreds[5] Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descentDominican civilians reportedly cooperated in the killing.
Palma Sola massacreDecember 1962Palma Sola600–800Leaders of the religious Liborista movement and their followers.The Dominican military dropped napalm on the Liboristas from airplanes – burning six hundred people to death.
Operation LimpiezaMay 1965Santo DomingoUnknown[6] Suspected rebelsThe mass killings were committed by the government of Gen. Antonio Imbert.
1984 April riotsApril 1984Dominican Republic125-200[7] civiliansaccepted that more than 125 people died, but press sources at the time claimed that the death toll exceeded 200, since the hospital morgues were not enough, the hospital emergencies were full of wounded and all the police and military crews full of detainees and beaten.
Higüey Prison fire6-7 March 2005Higüey Prison, Higüey136-137prisonersA fight between inmates ends with a fire caused by the fire in the mattresses[8] [9]
Los Alcarrizos massacreAugust 20, 2022Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo province4civilians1 injured[10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schoenrich, Otto . Santo Domingo A Country with a Future . 2013 . 978-3-8491-9198-6 . 863932373.
  2. Pons . Frank Moya . The Haitian Revolution in Santo Domingo (1789-1809) . Jahrbuch für Geschichte Lateinamerikas . Boehlau Verlag Ges.m.b.H. & Co. KG . 28 . 1 . 1991 . 2194-3680 . 10.7767/jbla.1991.28.1.125 . 155.
  3. Book: Migrant Revolutions: Haitian Literature, Globalization, and U.S. Imperialism. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-3016-2. 133. Kaussen. Valerie. 2007.
  4. Book: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. 428.
  5. Book: Turits. Richard Lee. Foundations of Despotism: Peasants, the Trujillo Regime, and Modernity in Dominican History. 2004. Stanford University Press. 169. 9780804751056 .
  6. News: Dominican Atrocities Uncovered. Madera Tribune. August 13, 1965. December 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224536/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19650813.2.90. December 3, 2017. dead.
  7. News: 35 años después, la poblada de abril está en el subconsciente del Estado - Diario Libre . 22 April 2023. Diario Libre. 23 April 2019.
  8. News: Hace nueve años del incendio en cárcel de Higüey que dejó 137 muertos - Diario Libre. 14 August 2023. Diario Libre. 5 March 2014.
  9. News: A 16 años del incendio en la cárcel de Higüey donde murieron 136 reclusos - El Tiempo. 14 August 2023. eltiempo.com.do. 5 March 2021.
  10. Web site: A bloody weekend. 22 August 2022. 29 December 2023. Dominican Today.
  11. Web site: Masacre en Los Alcarrizos; policía mata a 4 y hiere a menor de edad . 21 August 2023. 29 December 2023. www.elcaribe.com.do. Herrera. Dalton. Spanish.
  12. Web site: Tras casi seis meses, hoy se conoce juicio a agente de la Digesett que mató 4 personas en Los Alcarrizos - N Digital. 14 February 2023. 29 December 2023. n.com.do. Spanish.