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Talleres Vasena

Talleres Vasena: Huelga de Vasena: a strike began on 2 December 1918 at the Talleres Vasena metalworks (factory in San Cristóbal, depots in Nueva Pompeya). It lasted 43 days and ended on 13 January 1919. and Semana Trágica: on 7 January 1919 police and firemen fired about two thousand shots at the union hall linked to the strike, killing at least five. After the funeral procession of 9 January the city was militarised under General Dellepiane; the dead are estimated at several hundred and no official list was published.† 1918: Huelga de Vasena: a strike began on 2 December 1918 at the Talleres Vasena metalworks (factory in San Cristóbal, depots in Nueva Pompeya). It lasted 43 days and ended on 13 January 1919.† 1919: Semana Trágica: on 7 January 1919 police and firemen fired about two thousand shots at the union hall linked to the strike, killing at least five. After the funeral procession of 9 January the city was militarised under General Dellepiane; the dead are estimated at several hundred and no official list was published.†

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Huelga de Vasena: a strike began on 2 December 1918 at the Talleres Vasena metalworks (factory in San Cristóbal, depots in Nueva Pompeya). It lasted 43 days and ended on 13 January 1919.Dec 2, 1918–Jan 13, 1919Single source

Semana Trágica: on 7 January 1919 police and firemen fired about two thousand shots at the union hall linked to the strike, killing at least five. After the funeral procession of 9 January the city was militarised under General Dellepiane; the dead are estimated at several hundred and no official list was published.Jan 7, 1919–Jan 14, 1919Single source

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Cochabamba 3075, San Cristóbal

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