Paracuellos massacres
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The Paracuellos massacres (Spanish: Matanzas de Paracuellos) were a series of mass killings of civilians and prisoners of war by the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War that took place before and during the Siege of Madrid during the early stages of the war. The death toll remains a subject of debate and controversy.
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |
Location | Paracuellos del Jarama and Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
Date | November–December 1936 |
Target | Right-wing civilians and prisoners of war |
Attack type | Mass execution |
Deaths | c. 2,000-3,000 [1][2][3][4][5] |
Perpetrator | Republican troops and militiamen |
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