Occupation of Catalina Island

Occupation of Catalina Island
Part of Chicano Movement
Members of the Brown Berets in formation, 1972
DateAugust 30 – September 22, 1972 (1972-08-30 – 1972-09-22) (23 days)
Location
33°20′52″N 118°19′44″W / 33.34778°N 118.32889°W / 33.34778; -118.32889
Caused byViolations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
GoalsAwareness of oppression of Mexican Americans
Parties
Lead figures

Raymond Rydell

Number
26 (November 20, 1969)

The Occupation of Catalina Island (Spanish: Ocupación de la Isla Santa Catalina) began on August 30, 1972, when the Brown Berets, a Chicano-rights organization, occupied Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, for three weeks. The Berets, led by their "Prime Minister" David Sanchez, claimed the territory rightfully belonged to Mexico and demanded that its 42,000 acres of undeveloped land be developed into housing.


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