It is believed that the massacre, which was ordered by then-Colonel Cristino Nicolaides, was in retaliation for the attack on the 29th Mountain Infantry Regiment in Formosa, carried out by Montoneros guerrillas on 5 October 1975 and which cost the lives of 14 servicemen.
It is assumed that the massacre, authorized by then-Colonel Cristino Nicolaides, was a reaction to the attack on the 29th Mountain Infantry Regiment in Formosa, carried out by Montoneros guerrillas on October 5, 1975, which resulted in the deaths of 14 servicemen.