As an individual without the support of the church, Méndez Arceo assisted the imprisoned students, often called political prisoners, following the Tlatelolco Plaza massacre.
The Tlatelolco massacre of 1968 in which Mexican police and military forces killed more than 300 protesting students
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Tlatelolco massacre, violent student protests in 1968 Mexico just before the Summer Olympics held in Mexico City
He also wrote stories about the difficulties of life in the slums of Ecuador and coverage of clashes between federal soldiers and protesters in the Tlatelolco Massacre that took place on October 2, 1968, in Mexico City, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics and left an estimated 200 to 300 deaths.