Siculicidium
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The Massacre at Madéfalva took place at Csík-Mádéfalva,Maria Theresa.
History
In 1763, the Court of
privileges. Thus, they resisted the forced military draft and organized a revolt against it. Maria Theresa appointed a new general, Joseph von Siskovics, who commanded his soldiers to attack Csík-Madéfalva[2] (present-day Siculeni
), where the Székely leaders were supposed to meet in a council. It was under the darkness of the snowy night of January 7, 1764 that the Habsburg soldiers entered the village and massacred about 400 unsuspecting people, including women and children.
Consequences
The following days, the Székely leaders were captured and impeached, while thousands of terrified Székelys started to migrate to
Măneuţi
, 1786).
Commemorations
The events remained vivid in the Székely collective memory: in 1905, an obelisk was erected at
Madéfalva,[3] on its top carrying a Turul-bird with the wings spread. At the bottom of the stone-pyramid there is a plate with the word SICVLICIDIVM on it (oddly enough, adding up the values of the letters as Roman numerals
, the result is exactly the year of the massacre).
Since the Székelys of Bukovina came into existence as a consequence of the events of January 7, 1764, they celebrate this day as the community's birthday.
See also
References
- ^ "Siculicidium interview". Bardo Methodology. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ s.r.o, Tripomatic. "Monument of Madéfalva Massacre in Harghita, Romania". travel.sygic.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Siculicidium". frontend. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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