Spanish & Mexican Era in Grant County, NM
Before the Mexican-American War transferred Grant County to US territory in 1848, the region was a contested borderland under Spanish (to 1821) then Mexican rule, with Apache resistance shaping all of it.
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William Walters, alias Bronco Bill, escaped the county jail by holding a guard at gunpoint with a smuggled revolver and fleeing on horseback toward Mexico.
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A gunfight on the Mimbres River involving Pilar and other Mexicans, arising from an abduction.
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A ceremonial event in Gallup, New Mexico, featuring Apache Devil Dancers.
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Apache raid during which Frenchy narrowly escaped capture or death near the Mexican line.
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A homecoming event at New Mexico Military Institute in November 1936 with horse show, football game, and dance.
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Recent important mineral discoveries reported in the gold mining districts of Elizabethtown and Baldr west of Springer, New Mexico.
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An event involving a jeweler's fortunate escape from a family of murderers in New Mexico.
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The scheduled execution of J. K. Taylor for train robbing in Guaymas was suspended by authorities from the City of Mexico minutes before it was to take place.
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A list of 63 outrages committed against Americans by rebels and federal forces in Mexico is reported.
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Luncheon hosted by General Manuel I. Diefuel for American army aviators who crossed into Mexico.
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An outdoor spectacle staged as the 1931 commencement play at New Mexico Military Institute.
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In 1886, Mexicans abducted a girl on the Mimbres, and Pilar Perez fatally shot Deputy Sheriff Hall during the pursuit.
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A mustering event of the Quartermaster Corps Detachment at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, documented on August 31, 1913.
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Two conventions were held in El Paso regarding carving a new state from West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona; one was favorable, the other opposed.
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Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico took place in March 1916 during the Mexican Revolution.
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The funeral of Pat Garrett, scheduled for the morning after March 3, 1909, in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Fire that destroyed the Pioneer Garage and two residences on July 3, 1916 in Clayton, New Mexico.
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The quarantine at New Mexico Military Institute due to an outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in March 1930.
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The raid on Columbus, New Mexico in March 1916 by Pancho Villa is referenced as a key event documented in the Musgrave Collection photographs.
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Congress passed a bill with provisions for the admission of a new state comprising New Mexico and Arizona, pending public approval.
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A petition for New Mexico's separate statehood was formally submitted to Congress via a letter from the New Mexico Statehood League.
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Battle near Cusihuiriachis in which Mexican federal troops killed train robbers Larry Sheehan, Jim Johnson, and Dick Hart after they barricaded in a house.
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The Supreme Court of New Mexico continued its session on August 28, 1907.
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Thanksgiving dinner at New Mexico Military Institute's Mess Hall serving eleven hundred people.
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A destructive fire in Torreon, Mexico, destroyed a bank, department store, hotel, and state pawn shop.
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A traveling carnival took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, drawing diverse locals for an evening of recreation with rides like a carousel and Ferris wheel.
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Trial where Huber was charged with assault to kill a Mexican at Pinos Altos; jury failed to agree.
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Campaign during which Al Sieber operated in southwestern New Mexico.
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The graduation class or event of 1897 for which the photograph was taken.
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The commissioners met as a Board of Commissioners in Hillsboro on November 9, 1903.
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A dance event to be held on Thursday, December 18, 1913 at the KIliS club.
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A scheduled film showing from Monday Dec 15 to Wednesday Dec 17, 1913 at the Elks theater.
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A conflict referenced in letters to William G. Ritch from March–April 1878.
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A social event listed in the calendar for Saturday, December 13, 1913.
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A drama performance scheduled for Wednesday, December 23, 1913.
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A travelling carnival visited Santa Fe, featuring a carousel and Ferris wheel, attracting diverse inhabitants.
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Victorio's War is one of the major campaigns in Grant County covered by the book.
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