Jul. 25, 1846, Matamoros, Mexico:
Ulysses S. Grant, later President of the United States -in a letter to his Lover, Julia Dent writes that U.S. occupation forces have murdered many Mexican civilians and “…seem to enjoy acts of violence…” against Mexicans.
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On this day, in Chicano History (Jul.24)
1876: Santa Fe:
The New Mexican reports from Lincoln County that Jose Segura, an accused horse thief, was forcefully taken from a Sheriff’s Posse, shot and lynched by 17 masked men.
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1898: Jerome, Arizona:
The Jerome Mining News re-prints an article complaining that “people of Spanish and Mexican descent are not enlisting” in the war against Spain because of “the tie of language” is stronger than allegiance to the U.S.