An Indigenous teacher from the mountains of Guerrero took to the streets of Mexico City to demand his rights and returned with a life-changing injury.
His name is Proceso Columbo González González, a teacher from the mountains of Guerrero and supervisor of Zone 22. According to Milenio, he lost an eye during clashes between members of the CNTE teachers’ union and security forces in Mexico City.
From childhood, he learned what many politicians only talk about in speeches: injustice, poverty, and inequality.
Through hard work, he became a teacher and dedicated his life to teaching in the mountains of Guerrero, a region where education thrives more on vocation than on state support.
For years, he supported the social struggles of his community. He also believed in the political change that promised justice for forgotten communities.
He went door to door, promoted the Morena party, organized brigades, and supported those who promised to listen to teachers and Indigenous peoples.
Today, that teacher lost an eye while protesting.
According to leaders of the dissident teachers’ movement, quoted by Milenio, the teacher was struck in the face by a projectile during the CNTE’s national strike protests. The CETEG (Coordinating Committee of Education Workers of Guerrero) also reported that four other teachers from Guerrero were injured.
Un maestro indígena de la Montaña de Guerrero salió a exigir derechos y regresó con una herida que le cambió la vida.
— Vigia Ciudadano (@VigiaCiudadano7) June 3, 2026
Se llama Proceso Columbo González González, profesor originario de la región Montaña de Guerrero y supervisor de la zona 22. De acuerdo con Milenio, perdió un… pic.twitter.com/A9kDxLIZRi
The Mexico City Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the intentional injuries.
Meanwhile, the Secretariat of Citizen Security denied using tear gas, firecrackers, or rubber bullets and asserted that its officers were only wearing protective gear.
So, how does an Indigenous teacher end up losing an eye during a protest for labor rights?
Proceso Columbo represents thousands of rural, Indigenous, and community teachers who have sustained education in areas where the State is late, inadequate, or simply nonexistent.
The mountains of Guerrero cannot continue to be remembered only in times of poverty, tragedy, or repression.
Today, his name must be heard loud and clear: Proceso Columbo González González.
An indigenous teacher from the mountains, who believed in change and who today demands justice from a wound that cannot be hidden.
Source: Vigia Ciudadano
