Back Masacre de Bava Beccaris Spanish Massacre de Milan French מהומות מילאנו HE Moti di Milano Hungarian Moti di Milano Italian Quater Giornade de Milan LMO
| Bava Beccaris massacre | |
|---|---|
 Barricades of the rioters and intervention of the military, Milan 1898 | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°28′4″N 9°12′25″E / 45.46778°N 9.20694°E |
| Date | 6–10 May 1898 |
| Target | Demonstrators against rising food prices |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | According to the government, there were 80 killed, as well as two soldiers, and 450 wounded. The opposition claimed 400 dead and more than 2,000 injured people. |
| Perpetrators | Royal Italian Army |
| Motive | Repression of food price demonstrations and riots after a steep increase of wheat prices |
The Bava Beccaris massacre, named after the Italian General Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris, was the repression of widespread food riots in Milan, Italy, on 6–10 May 1898. In Italy the suppression of these demonstrations is also known as Fatti di Maggio (Events of May) or I moti di Milano del 1898 (the Milan riots of 1898). At least 80 demonstrators were killed, as well as two soldiers, and 450 wounded, according to government sources.
The overreaction of the military led to the demise of Antonio Di Rudinì and his government in July 1898 and created a constitutional crisis, strengthening the opposition. The events of May marked a height of popular discontent with government, the military and the monarchy.