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{{short description|Guatemalan mass murderer}}
'''Manuel Martínez Coronado''' (d. February 10, 1998) was a [[Guatemala]]n [[mass murderer]], convicted for the killing of seven people on 17 May 1995. Coronado was sentenced to [[death penalty|death]] for the murders, and was [[executed]] in 1998, the first execution by [[lethal injection]] in Guatemala.
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{{family name hatnote|Martínez|Coronado|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Manuel Martínez Coronado
| birth_date = 1964/1965
| birth_place = [[Guatemala]]
| death_date = {{death date|1998|02|10|df=y}} (aged 33 or 34)
| death_place = [[Pavon Prison]], [[Fraijanes]], [[Guatemala]]
| death_cause = [[Execution by lethal injection]]
| occupation = Farmer
| conviction_penalty = [[Capital punishment|Death]]
| victims = 7
| date = 17 May 1995
| conviction = [[Aggravated murder]]
| criminal_status = [[Executed]]
| country = [[Guatemala]]
| spouse = Manuela Giron
| children = 3
| motive = Land dispute
| image = Manuel Coronado.jpg
| caption = Coronado being escorted to the execution chamber at [[Pavon Prison]]
}}

'''Manuel Martínez Coronado''' (1964 or 1965 – 10 February 1998) was a [[Guatemala]]n [[mass murderer]], convicted for the killing of seven people on 17 May 1995. Coronado was sentenced to [[death penalty|death]] for the murders, and was [[executed]] in 1998, the first execution by [[lethal injection]] in Guatemala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/1998/02/guatemala-prisoner-killed-by-lethal-injection/ |title=GUATEMALA: Prisoner Killed by Lethal Injection |last=Zubieta |first=Celina |date=10 February 1998 |work=[[Inter Press Service]] |access-date=30 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170430132429/http://www.ipsnews.net/1998/02/guatemala-prisoner-killed-by-lethal-injection/ |archivedate=30 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
Manuel Martínez Coronado was a member of the [[Ch'orti' people|Chortí]] ethnic group who worked as a [[peasant farmer]].<ref name=Amnesty>"[https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/132000/amr340232000en.pdf AI Index: AMR 34/23/00]." [[Amnesty International]]. Retrieved on March 3, 2016.</ref>
Manuel Martínez Coronado was a member of the [[Ch'orti' people|Chortí]] ethnic group who worked as a [[peasant farmer]].<ref name=Amnesty>"[https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/132000/amr340232000en.pdf AI Index: AMR 34/23/00]." [[Amnesty International]]. Retrieved on 3 March 2016.</ref>

==Murders==
==Murders==
Coronado murdered seven members of the same family on 17 May 1995 over a land dispute. He was aided by his stepfather, Daniel Arias. The victims were Juan Bautista Arias, 58, his wife Rosalbina Miguel, their children Francias, 12, Jovita, 8, Arnoldo, 5, and Aníbal, 2, and his sister, Emilia Arias, 68.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Confirman pena de muerte a Manuel Martínez Coronado en 1996 – Prensa Libre|date=20 May 2017 |url=https://www.prensalibre.com/hemeroteca/confirman-pena-de-muerte-a-manuel-martinez-coronado-en-1996/|access-date=2022-02-06|language=es-GT}}</ref>
Coronado murdered seven members of the same family on 17 May 1995.<ref>[[Amnesty International]]- Rapid Medical action- Manuel Martinez Coronado</ref><ref>[http://archivo.eluniverso.com/2007/11/21/0001/1022/hoy_en_el_mundo.aspx En la historia nacional], ''[[El Universo]]'' (November 21, 2007)</ref> However, later claims made by [[Amnesty International]] highlighted that evidence indicated that his stepfather may have been the real killer.{{fact|date=March 2016}}


== Arrest and execution ==
== Arrest and execution ==
Coronado was arrested and charged with multiple counts of [[homicide]]. Following a brief trial, he became the first Guatemalan to be sentenced to [[death penalty|death]] by means of [[lethal injection]] (which had recently been legalized by the government). Despite pleas from Amnesty International to overturn the verdict, the Guatemalan authorities ruled that his sentence would be upheld.<ref>[[Amnesty International]]- Document- Guatemala: Further information on Medical letter writing action: Lethal Injection</ref> The execution took place on February 10, 1998, and was broadcast live as a national television event. It took eighteen minutes for him to die from the onset of drug administration; the sounds of his wife and children crying could be heard by the television audience throughout the ordeal.
Coronado was arrested and charged with multiple counts of [[homicide]]. Following a brief trial, he became the first Guatemalan to be sentenced to [[capital punishment|death]] by means of [[lethal injection]] (which had recently been legalized by the government). Too old to be executed, Arias, who was in his mid 60s, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.<ref name=":0" /> [[Amnesty International]] attempted to suggest that Arias had been the triggerman in the murders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala: Further executions loom|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr34/022/2000/en/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Amnesty International|date=30 June 2000 |language=en}}</ref>

Despite pleas from Amnesty International to overturn the verdict, the Guatemalan authorities ruled that his sentence would be upheld.<ref>[[Amnesty International]]- Document- Guatemala: Further information on Medical letter writing action: Lethal Injection</ref> The execution took place at 6 a.m. (12:00 – GMT) on 10 February 1998, and was broadcast live as a national television event. It took eighteen minutes for him to die from the onset of drug administration; the sounds of his wife and children crying could be heard by the television audience throughout the ordeal.<ref name="Amnesty" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr34/012/1998/en/|title=Guatemala: Further Information On Death Penalty: Manuel Martinez Coronado|last=|first=|date=10 February 1998|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref>

Coronado's mother claimed that he converted to Christianity on death row and had asked God for forgiveness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GUATEMALA: FIRST EVER EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION CARRIED OUT {{!}} AP Archive |url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/534158622ae5417542c2f10db35b5f01 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.aparchive.com}}</ref>


==Criticism==
==Criticism==


Amnesty International, which had protested his death sentence, complained that doctors carrying out the execution was a "breach of medical ethics"<ref>[[Amnesty International]]- Lethal Injection leads doctors to break medical oath</ref> and that Guatemalan authorities refused to release the identities of the healthcare workers who carried out the execution.
Amnesty International, which had protested his death sentence, complained that doctors carrying out the execution was a "breach of medical ethics" and that Guatemalan authorities refused to release the identities of the healthcare workers who carried out the execution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr34/009/1998/en/|title=Guatemala: Rapid Medical Action: Manuel Martinez Coronado|last=|first=|date=6 February 1998|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr34/014/1998/en/|title=Guatemala: Further Information On Medical Letter Writing Action: Lethal Injection|last=|first=|date=12 May 1998|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of mass murderers and spree killers by number of victims: Family slaughters]]
* [[List of rampage killers]]
* [[Capital punishment in Guatemala]]
* [[Capital punishment in Guatemala]]
Other executions
;Other executions
* [[Roberto Girón and Pedro Castillo]]
* [[Roberto Girón and Pedro Castillo]]
* [[Amilcar Cetino Perez and Tomas Cerrate Hernandez]]
* [[Amílcar Cetino Pérez and Tomás Cerrate Hernández]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uzonreport.com/?page_id=267 Photos: Execution of Manuel Martinez Coronado, Roberto Giron and Pedro Castillo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085454/http://www.uzonreport.com/?page_id=267 Photos: Execution of Manuel Martinez Coronado, Roberto Giron and Pedro Castillo]
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-Se-2A5bY Guatemala: First Ever Execution By Lethal Injection Carried Out - 1998]." [[Associated Press]].
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-Se-2A5bY Guatemala: First Ever Execution By Lethal Injection Carried Out - 1998]." [[Associated Press]].
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CZWgNa41k Guatemala - Man executed by lethal injection]." [[Associated Press]].
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CZWgNa41k Guatemala - Man executed by lethal injection]." [[Associated Press]].


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Latest revision as of 19:39, 10 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Coronado.
Manuel Martínez Coronado
Coronado being escorted to the execution chamber at Pavon Prison
Born1964/1965
Guatemala
Died(1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 33 or 34)
Pavon Prison, Fraijanes, Guatemala
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
OccupationFarmer
Criminal statusExecuted
SpouseManuela Giron
Children3
MotiveLand dispute
Conviction(s)Aggravated murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims7
Date17 May 1995
CountryGuatemala

Manuel Martínez Coronado (1964 or 1965 – 10 February 1998) was a Guatemalan mass murderer, convicted for the killing of seven people on 17 May 1995. Coronado was sentenced to death for the murders, and was executed in 1998, the first execution by lethal injection in Guatemala.[1]

Background

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Manuel Martínez Coronado was a member of the Chortí ethnic group who worked as a peasant farmer.[2]

Murders

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Coronado murdered seven members of the same family on 17 May 1995 over a land dispute. He was aided by his stepfather, Daniel Arias. The victims were Juan Bautista Arias, 58, his wife Rosalbina Miguel, their children Francias, 12, Jovita, 8, Arnoldo, 5, and Aníbal, 2, and his sister, Emilia Arias, 68.[3]

Arrest and execution

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Coronado was arrested and charged with multiple counts of homicide. Following a brief trial, he became the first Guatemalan to be sentenced to death by means of lethal injection (which had recently been legalized by the government). Too old to be executed, Arias, who was in his mid 60s, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.[3] Amnesty International attempted to suggest that Arias had been the triggerman in the murders.[4]

Despite pleas from Amnesty International to overturn the verdict, the Guatemalan authorities ruled that his sentence would be upheld.[5] The execution took place at 6 a.m. (12:00 – GMT) on 10 February 1998, and was broadcast live as a national television event. It took eighteen minutes for him to die from the onset of drug administration; the sounds of his wife and children crying could be heard by the television audience throughout the ordeal.[2][6]

Coronado's mother claimed that he converted to Christianity on death row and had asked God for forgiveness.[7]

Criticism

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Amnesty International, which had protested his death sentence, complained that doctors carrying out the execution was a "breach of medical ethics" and that Guatemalan authorities refused to release the identities of the healthcare workers who carried out the execution.[8][9]

See also

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Other executions

References

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  1. ^ Zubieta, Celina (10 February 1998). "GUATEMALA: Prisoner Killed by Lethal Injection". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "AI Index: AMR 34/23/00." Amnesty International. Retrieved on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Confirman pena de muerte a Manuel Martínez Coronado en 1996 – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Guatemala: Further executions loom". Amnesty International. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ Amnesty International- Document- Guatemala: Further information on Medical letter writing action: Lethal Injection
  6. ^ "Guatemala: Further Information On Death Penalty: Manuel Martinez Coronado". www.amnesty.org. 10 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. ^ "GUATEMALA: FIRST EVER EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION CARRIED OUT | AP Archive". www.aparchive.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Guatemala: Rapid Medical Action: Manuel Martinez Coronado". www.amnesty.org. 6 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Guatemala: Further Information On Medical Letter Writing Action: Lethal Injection". www.amnesty.org. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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