GeoCoords:
Latitude: 27.763983000000
Longitude: -98.238911000000
Longitude: -98.238911000000
County:
- Duval
Date:
Early August 1874
Time Period:
Description:
Acting in concert with local law enforcement authorities, a mob seizes a Mexican suspected in the May 9 murders of five whites (the Peñascal Raid) from the San Diego jail and hang him.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Handbook of Texas Online, Christopher S. Obringer, "PEÑASCAL RAID OF 1874," accessed September 04, 2018,http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcp03.
Duval County Courthouse in San Diego, Texas; Built in 1879 Collection: Used with permission from the postcard collection at CourthouseHistory.com
Image Viewed: http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/texas/counties/duval
Image Accessed: August 22, 2022
Image Citation:
Postcard of Duval County Courthouse; Built in 1879; Architect B.H. Heddenfeld
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 27.763983000000
Longitude: -98.238911000000
Longitude: -98.238911000000
County:
- Duval
Date:
Early August 1874
Event Description:
Acting in concert with local law enforcement authorities, a mob seizes a Mexican suspected in the May 9 murders of five whites (the Peñascal Raid) from the San Diego jail and hang him.
Event Type:
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Handbook of Texas Online, Christopher S. Obringer, "PEÑASCAL RAID OF 1874," accessed September 04, 2018,http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcp03.
Duval County Courthouse in San Diego, Texas; Built in 1879 Collection: Used with permission from the postcard collection at CourthouseHistory.com
Image Viewed: http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/texas/counties/duval
Image Accessed: August 22, 2022
Image Citation:
Postcard of Duval County Courthouse; Built in 1879; Architect B.H. Heddenfeld