Mariano Abarca Roblero (1958–2009) was a

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known for leading opposition against mining by

Blackfire Exploration Blackfire Exploration Ltd. is an exploration and mining company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company holds mineral rights in British Columbia, Canada, and Chiapas, Mexico (through its 100% owned Mexican subsidiary company: Blackfire E ...

in his community of

Chicomuselo Chicomuselo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, and also the name of the municipality's largest settlement and the seat of the municipal government. The municipality has an area of 1,043 km². As of 2010, the municipality h ...

in the state of Chiapas in Southern

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. He was a member of the Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Minería (REMA). He was assassinated on November 27, 2009 and was survived by his wife and four children.

Assassination

Mariano Abarca was assassinated on the night of November 27, 2009 in Chicomuselo in front of his house. Abarca was shot in the head and chest by a man on a motorcycle who was allegedly a Blackfire employee. Mariano Abarca had previously been abducted in August 2009, and again received death threats in the week and had filed a complaint against the company one day prior to his death. On July 31,

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, the

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denied that its embassy in Mexico had anything to do with the coverup of the 2009 his murder. Family members vow to continue the struggle.

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Mariano Abarca Roblero, a tres años de su asesinato
* https://archive.today/20130815224150/http://cuadrivio.net/2011/07/poemas-de-sarah-clancy/ 1958 births 2009 deaths Assassinated Mexican people Mexican activists 2009 murders in Mexico {{Mexico-activist-stub