Gorras Blancas (jan 1, 1889 – jan 1, 1891)
Description:
A group of vigilante night riders who would pre-date La Mano Negra. Both groups are extremely similar in their goals and tactics. Both groups were fighting struggles of the privatization of once communal Mexican grants. Las Gorras Blancas would fight for the Las Vegas Mexican land grant rightsCorreia, D. (2010, October 1). “retribution will be their reward”: New Mexico’s Las Gorras Blancas and the fight for the Las Vegas Land Grant Commons. Duke University Press. https://read.dukeupress.edu/radical-history-review/article-abstract/2010/108/49/72228/Retribution-Will-Be-Their-Reward-New-Mexico-s-Las
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Date:
jan 1, 1889
jan 1, 1891
~ 2 years