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The Porvenir massacre was an incident on January 28, 1918, outside the village of Porvenir, in Presidio County, Texas, in which Texas Rangers and local ranchers, with the support of U.S. Cavalry, killed 15 unarmed Mexican American boys and men.
Porvenir Massacre, incident on January 28, 1918, in which Texas Rangers, white ranchers, and U.S. Cavalry soldiers executed 15 boys and men of Mexican descent living in Porvenir, Texas. It was one of many violent confrontations along the Mexican-U.S. border in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 1, 1996 · In January 1919, when a committee of Texas congressmen convened to investigate the state police, Representative Canales introduced the Porvenir massacre as an example of abuse and condemned the act as “cold-blooded murder.”
Sep 27, 2019 · 15 Mexican men and boys were massacred by Texas Rangers in Porvenir in 1918. The victims' descendants are still fighting to tell their story
It was the first public recognition of the tragic event of Jan. 28, 1918 where 15 men and boys were massed murdered in cold blood by Texas Rangers, Local Ranchers and US Cavalry. A lot has happened in 3 years, the historical marker was the first on our agenda.
Sep 27, 2019 · In the early morning hours of Jan. 28, 1918, a group of ranchers, Texas Rangers, and U.S. Army cavalry soldiers entered the village and rousted the residents from their beds. They led away...
Archeologist David Keller (left) and historian Glenn Justice at the Porvenir Massacre Site as a ray of sunlight streaks across the excavation unit where the victims are believed to have been killed (Jessica Lutz).
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