aug 1, 1919 - Start of La Mano Negra
Description:
The vigilante group known as La Mano Negra would spring up after Tierra Amarilla land grant territories would be stolen by land speculators. This group would fight against these injustices through barn burning and fence cutting. They would make private ranchers fearful.CORREIA, D. (2013). Properties of Violence: Law and Land Grant Struggle in Northern New Mexico. University of Georgia Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46nmqn
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 1, 1919
Now
~ 105 years ago