Today in Texas history, marks the beginning of what is known as the first Cortina War. On July 13, 1859, Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, shot Brownsville marshal, Robert Shears, after watching Shears violently drag to jail one of Cortina’s former ranch employees. This conflict came after much racial tension between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Here are two images of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina from the General Photograph Collection.
(General Photograph Collection: 073-0842b)
(General Photograph Collection: 092-0193)
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Just my kind of thing. I love history. Thanks for the treat.