A descendant shares the tragic story of how her grandfather and great-grandfather were among those killed during La Matanza, or massacre, a reign of racial terror in Texas after the turn of the 20th century.
– A reign of racial terror known as La Matanza, or massacre, is believed to have killed thousands of Latinos in Texas between 1910 and 1920. Yet, historians said it’s not widely known.
She would learn the truth as a young woman when she asked her father why the gravestones for her grandfather, Antonio Longoria, and great-grandfather Jesus Bazan, had different dates if they’d died the same day.But she said it wasn’t a case of mistaken identity. They were murdered. Rodriguez said the Rangers then ordered that their bodies not be buried but left to rot as a warning to others.
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