gavilleros

(noun)

Dispossessed peasants called Gavilleros formed armed bands to wage a guerilla war against the occupation by United States military forces.

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Examples of gavilleros in the following topics:

  • Wilson and Latin America

    • The U.S. military worked in concert with wealthy Dominican landowners to suppress the Gavilleros, a guerrilla force fighting the occupation that lasted until 1924 and was notorious for its brutality toward resisters.