Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
LocationMondragón, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Date8 August 1897 (1897-08-08)
12:00 p.m.
Attack type
Assassination
Weapon11.17mm Webley British Bulldog revolver
VictimAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
AssailantMichele Angiolillo
MotiveRevenge for the Montjuic trial

Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo assassinated Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo on 8 August 1897, in Gipuzkoa. The head of government had been vacationing in the Santa Águeda spa. The assassin was immediately arrested, tried, and executed. He justified the murder as revenge for torture during the Montjuic trial.

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