The Occupation of Temporary Building 1
The occupation of Temporary Building 1 on the University of Colorado campus ended in tragedy when six people were killed in two different explosions in late May of 1974. Killed in the first explosion was Neva Romero, Una Jaakola, and Reyes Martinez. The second explosion two days later killed Florencio Granados, Heriberto Teran, and Francisco Dougherty. Only one person survived, but was seriously maimed. Five of the people killed had been students at CU Boulder. All had ties to UMAS. The Boulder bombings and the deaths that resulted from them marked a climatic point in the Chicano movement in Colorado. Nobody knows for sure who set off the bombs. UMAS suspects the FBI. While the FBI suspects that UMAS were the ones responsible for setting off the bombs, because of some political message that UMAS was trying to send. In all honesty they are all rumors.
The bombings and the resulting deaths turned out to be a climatic period for UMAS. As Trujillo was one of the original student occupiers in Temporary Building 1, he said, "I felt a responsibility and duty to keep the memories of Los Seis de Boulder (The Six of Boulder)." In 1975, Trujillo was a key organizer in setting up a memorial to remember the six who died on the one year anniversary of their deaths. Since this first commemoration he has continued to remain as a planner for subsequent commemorations. Since 1975, he has also held several talks at colleges and universities across the U.S, to educate people of the Los Seis de Boulder and the Chicano Movement in Colorado.
