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Author De La Garza, Beatriz Eugenia

Title A law for the lion : a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands / Beatriz de la Garza
Edition 1st ed
Published Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 11
Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 11.
Summary Annotation "I find this story interesting and captivating. I think it will be of general interest to the public because the story chronicles an important part of our history. It can serve to gauge the progress we've made in society and in our legal system. I strongly recommend it."--Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez, former Justice, Texas Supreme Court "Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutieacute;rrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutieacute;rrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutieacute;rrez family ranch near Laredo, Texas, led not only to the slaying of these two prominent Mexican landowners but also to a blatant miscarriage of justice. In this engrossing account of the 1912 crime and the subsequent trial of Allee, Beatriz de la Garza delves into the political, ethnic, and cultural worlds of the Texas-Mexico border to expose the tensions between the Anglo minority and the Mexican majority that propelled the killings and their aftermath. Drawing on original sources, she uncovers how influential Anglos financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and also discusses how Anglo-owned newspapers helped shape public opinion in Allee's favor. In telling the story of this long-ago crime and its tragic results, de la Garza sheds new light on the interethnic struggles that defined life on the border a century ago, on the mystique of the Texas Rangers (Allee was said to be a Ranger), and on the legal framework that once institutionalized violence and lawlessness in Texas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-133) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Laredo
Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Laredo -- Social conditions
TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions
Social conditions
Trials (Murder)
SUBJECT Texas, South -- Social conditions
Subject Texas -- Laredo
South Texas
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0292796277
9780292796270