1932 Trujillo Revolution

1932 Trujillo Revolution
Part of the Third Militarism
Aprista troops occupy a trench in the neighbourhood of Mansiche during the revolution
Date July 7–27, 1932 Location Trujillo, Peru Result Peruvian government victory Supressed revolution, persecution and executions against APRA's sympathizers. Destruction of Trujillo after of the rebellion Aprista.
Belligerents
Peruvian Aprist Party Supported by: Soviet Union (denied)	Government of Peru Supported by: Unión Revolucionaria
Commanders and leaders
Agustín Haya de la Torre Manuel Barreto Risco  Alfredo Tello Salavarria † Leoncio Manffaurt (MIA)	Luis M. Sánchez Cerro Alfredo Miró Quesada Manuel Ruíz Bravo Eloy Gaspar Ureta
Units involved
Thousands of insurrect men	1st Military Region
Strength
10,000-15,000 rebels
Casualties and losses
952-1,500 Apristas killed 9,000-13,000 rebels captured	327–513 killed
7,000–9,000 Apristas Trujillans civilians

Revolution of Trujillo was a social and political conflict in Peru which began in Trujillo city on July 6, 1932. It started with an uprising led by Manuel Barreto (known as "Buffalo"), against President Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.

History

On January 8, 1932, the President of Peru, Luis Sanchez Cerro, carried out an "autocoup" by outlawing political liberties and allowing for citizens to be detained without a warrant. It was the combination of this action, social inequalities and violations of sugar plantation workers labor rights which led to further civil unrest. Additionally, the party showed little interest in the indigenous peasants.

On the dawn of July 7, 1932, an insurgent group composed mainly of peasants and workers, led by Manuel Barreto, attacked and captured the artillery barrack Ricardo O'Donovan, located at the former entrance to the city. In this assault, Barreto was one of the first to fall afflicted. The headquarters were ransacked. The weapons (including six mobile guns, rifles and machine guns) were distributed among the insurgents. In the morning, the city was taken by the people. Rebel Don Agustín Haya de la Torre (brother Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre) was appointed Prefect (highest civil authority). The districts bordering the city also joined the insurrection.

The Executions

Many of the fighters who had surrendered were shot without trial. A "Court Martial" with no warranties and independence issued the death penalty against 102 people accused of being primarily responsible for the uprising. Because many of these people were fugitives and others had died in the clash, the penalty could only be applied to 42 detainees. They were led to the citadel of Chan Chan, and were forced to dig trenches that would become their graves. They were shot on July 27, 1932.

See also

• Trujillo
• Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre

References

• Heilman. J.P. (2006). "We Will No Longer Be Servile: Aprismo in 1930s Ayacucho", Journal of Latin American Studies, 38, pp 491–518. doi:10.1017/S0022216X06001143