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Porvenir massacre (1918)

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Porvenir Massacre (1918)

The Porvenir Massacre was an incident on January 28, 1918 outside the village of Porvenir in Presidio County, Texas in which Texas Rangers and local ranchers killed fifteen ethnic Mexican villagers.[1]

  1. ^ Carrigan, William D.; Webb, Clive (2013). Forgotten Dead, Mob Violence Against Mexicans in The United States, 1848-1928. Oxford University Press. p. 63.