biography
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| (1865–1945)
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| biography:
| Mexican-American hero, born in Socorro, New Mexico, USA. A fearless lawman, he protected Mexican-Americans from Texans in New Mexico Territory. In 1884 he arrested a drunken Texas cowboy and killed another Texan who tried to free him. Besieged and shot at by a mob of Texans, he surrendered, was tried, and found innocent. He was sheriff of Socorro Co and then turned to practising law (1894–1945). |
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