State Board of Education says it cannot stop segregation of Mexican children in Alamosa in a special school
Perfecto Chavez, a Hispanic sheepherder, murdered in Saguache County; Anglo man accused is described as a cow-boy
Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis in 1910. The courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places
Juan Antonio Baca of San Luis (Costilla County), 1880-85. Mr. Baca was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as Senator for Costilla County.
Mexican political meeting and dance held at opera house in Alamosa
Man accused of killing Chavez refused bail; admits he shot him but will claim self defense
Paper says that “men who own great herds of cattle" were responsible for jury’s verdict, as in similar cases where perpetrator has gone unpunished
Anglo man and son charged with assaulting Hispanic sheep herder and killing/stealing his sheep
And with freight wagons loaded with sacks of wool near the Denver and Rio Grande railroad station in Fort Garland (Costilla County), 1910
He was also a banker and a legislator in the House of Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. Photo from 1920s.
