Beatriz De La Garza: 2 books
From the Republic of the Rio Grande
A Personal History of the Place and the People
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
The Republic of the Rio Grande had a brief and tenuous existence (1838–1840) before most of it was reabsorbed by Mexico and the remainder annexed by the United States, yet this region that straddles the Rio Grande has retained its distinctive cultural identity to the present day. Born on one side of...
A Law for the Lion
A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutirrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutirrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutirrez family ranch near Laredo, Texas, led...