A Socialist parade celebrating recent victories over the Christian Democrats takes place in the towns of Piani dei Greci and San Giuseppe Jato and converge at a plain called the Portella della Ginestra . Guiliano agreed to suppress the parade , giving his two chiefs , Passatempo and Terranova , orders to " shoot over their heads " to get the crowds to disperse . The men end up shooting too low , and massacre many people , including women and children . The massacre proves devastating for Guiliano 's image in Sicily and destroys any hope of a pardon . Guiliano discovers that Passatempo had been paid off by Don Croce to shoot the paraders and Guiliano executes him . He also executes six Mafia chiefs who were defending the estate of Prince Ollorto from land claims by the local peasants
Portella della Ginestra
Portella della Ginestra massacre
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