Im pretty sure it was something that happened in the middle ages in Sicily. The peasants of Sicily murdered all the French aristocrats.
Yes there was a short(month long) rebellion in 1282 in Sicily against the French, known as the Sicilian Vespers.
In modern day usage,the phrase "Night of the Sicilian Vespers" refers to a supposed purge of the old school Sicilian Mafiosi that kicked off after Maranzano got killed.
That is what I was referring to.