Canto Grande massacre

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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.

A dispute between prisoners of the shining path group and government forces arose due to the request to transfer female prisoners away from the facility^[1] to Chorrillos Prison.^[2]

Government forces stormed the prison on the 6th of May 1992, with the final assault taking place on the 9th. 42 Shining Path members would be killed, with the Truth and reconciliation commission hearing evidence that insufficient medical care was provided and that some were shot while attempting to surrender, including senior commanders of Shining Path.^[2]

The female prisoners were transferred and President Fujimori would tour the prison on May 10th.^[2]

• Internal Conflict in Peru
• Arrest and trial of Alberto Fujimori