On this day, 30 December 1930 Indigenous workers on the Pesillo hacienda in the northern Ecuadorian highlands went on strike and were joined by others working nearby, demanding better pay and conditions. They attacked the main hacienda house and forced local officials to flee. The government sent in troops to arrest strike leaders and destroy their houses, but the workers held firm and won concessions. More importantly it helped spark a wave of rural protest in the country.
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