Eleven people were killed and 12 seriously wounded after a rally that asked for the abolition of taxes on food and disbandment of the local field guards (guardie campestri).

[1] The Fascio dei Lavoratori of Giardinello was founded on November 13, 1893, just a few weeks before the massacre and demanded to abolish taxes and duties on consumer goods and carts.

A first explosion of discontent occurred on December 3, 1893 with the demonstration of women to demand a public laundry that had been assured and which was essential for the needs of the population.

When the situation was quieting down, shots were suddenly fired from the mayor's house leaving eight people dead on the spot and many seriously wounded.

[4] The Giardinello massacre was the first in a series of bloody incidents that would lead up to the proclamation of a state of siege by Prime minister Francesco Crispi on January 4, 1894, that would crack down heavily on the Fasci.