In 1763, the Court of Vienna entrusted general Adolf Nikolaus von Buccow to set up three Székely and two Romanian regiments to patrol the borders. However, the Székelys were unwilling to give up their hundred-year tradition of soldiering and their 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.
Consequencesedit
The following days, the Székely leaders were captured and impeached, while thousands of terrified Székelys started to migrate to Moldavia, where they took refuge in the villages of the Csángómagyars who had been living there for centuries. In 1774, the Habsburg soldiers took control of an area of Moldavia that would eventually be named Bukovina and – after the intervention of Count András Hadik – they pardoned the Székelys there and settled them down. There, the Székelys founded settlements of their own. The five villages of the Székelys of Bukovina were: Istensegíts ("God help us!", now Ţibeni, 1776), Fogadjisten ("Accept God's will!", now Iacobești), Józseffalva (now Vornicenii Mari, 1785), Hadikfalva (now Dornești) and Andrásfalva (Măneuţi, 1786).
Commemorationsedit
Original prosecution document with Roth Joseph signatureThe Chronogram
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.
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siculicidium, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2022, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Siculicidium news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Massacre at Madefalva took place at Csik Madefalva 1 Grand Principality of Transylvania today Siculeni in Romania In Latin Siculicidium murder of Szekelys was a mass murder committed against Szekelys by the Habsburg army in 1764 under Maria Theresa Habsburg army in Siculeni was commanded by general Joseph von Siskovich Contents 1 History 2 Consequences 3 Commemorations 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editIn 1763 the Court of Vienna entrusted general Adolf Nikolaus von Buccow to set up three Szekely and two Romanian regiments to patrol the borders However the Szekelys were unwilling to give up their hundred year tradition of soldiering and their 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 Csik Madefalva 2 present day Siculeni where the Szekely 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 editThe following days the Szekely leaders were captured and impeached while thousands of terrified Szekelys started to migrate to Moldavia where they took refuge in the villages of the Csangomagyars who had been living there for centuries In 1774 the Habsburg soldiers took control of an area of Moldavia that would eventually be named Bukovina and after the intervention of Count Andras Hadik they pardoned the Szekelys there and settled them down There the Szekelys founded settlements of their own The five villages of the Szekelys of Bukovina were Istensegits God help us now Ţibeni 1776 Fogadjisten Accept God s will now Iacobești Jozseffalva now Vornicenii Mari 1785 Hadikfalva now Dornești and Andrasfalva Măneuţi 1786 Commemorations edit nbsp Original prosecution document with Roth Joseph signature nbsp The ChronogramThe events remained vivid in the Szekely collective memory in 1905 an obelisk was erected at Madefalva 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 Szekelys 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 editHistory of the Szekely peopleReferences edit Siculicidium interview Bardo Methodology 2021 01 27 Retrieved 2022 03 04 s r o Tripomatic Monument of Madefalva Massacre in Harghita Romania travel sygic com Retrieved 2022 03 04 Siculicidium frontend Retrieved 2022 03 04 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siculicidium amp oldid 1125788762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
