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Austin County Man Abducted
Anglos abduct Mateo Robles from his home in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. Although his body is never found, he is...
Vigilantes Kill Austin County Resident
Vigilantes seize Gabriel Levya in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. His body is later found in the Brazos River.
Second Battle of Adobe Walls
The Quahadi Comanche chief Quanah Parker leads at least 300 Comanches, Kiowas, and Cheyennes in an attack on the Adobe Walls...
Mob Lynches San Diego Resident
Acting in concert with local law enforcement authorities, a mob seizes a Mexican suspected in the May 9 murders of five...
Two Corpus Christi Men Hanged
Anglos hang two Mexicans in front of the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, suspecting the men of participating in...
Vigilantes Kill Brownsville Resident
Anglo vigilantes kill Francisco Ramirez in Brownsville, suspecting him of associating with Juan Cortina.
Vigilantes Kill Two Mexicans
Anglo vigilantes hang Antonio Guerra and Pedro Garza in Brownsville.
Nuecestown Raid
Mexican men kill John Smith at Thomas Noake’s store in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi). They are pursued by an Anglo...
Vigilantes Kill Corpus Christi Resident
A posse including Sheriff John McClane and John B. "Red" Dunn capture a Mexican shot by Thomas Noakes in the Nuecestown...
Vigilantes Kill Two Brazoria County Residents
Anglo vigilantes hang two Mexicans at Chocolate Springs, one mile north of present-day Angleton.
Vigilantes Kill Two in Corpus Christi
Anglo vigilantes hang two Mexicans in Corpus Christi, suspecting them of committing murder.
Texas Rangers Kill Cattle Rustlers
Capt. L. H. McNelly leads Texas Rangers in an attack on twelve to sixteen Mexican cattle rustlers in the marsh below Laguna...
Vigilantes Kill Three Mexicans
Anglo vigilantes abduct three Mexicans (Anastacio Perez, Ponciano Lerma, and Emilio Gonzalez) from jail in San Diego and...
Vigilantes Kill Eight Mexicans
Anglo vigilantes hang eight Mexicans in Edinburgh, suspecting them of murder.
Vigilantes Kill Three Mexicans
Anglo vigilantes take three Mexicans out of the custody of local law officers in Halletsville and hang them, suspecting them...
Texas Rangers Attack Cattle Rustlers
Texas Rangers led by Capt. Leander McNelly attack four Mexicans suspected of cattle rustling on the U.S. side of the Rio...
Vigilantes Kill Five Mexicans
Vigilantes execute five Mexicans in Bonham, suspecting them of various violent crimes.
Vigilantes Kill Two Nueces County Residents
Vigilantes kill two Mexicans in Banquete, 23 miles west of Corpus Christi, suspecting them of murder.
Salt War Riot
Armed Mexicans riot and take over the town of San Elizario, sixteen miles south of El Paso, to protest Anglo-American...
Texas Rangers Kill Two Ysleta Residents
Texas Rangers and and Sheriff Charles Kerber, on their way to San Elizario to bury the victims of the Salt War uprising...