La Matanza - The Slaughter

The 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation - and the Canales Hearing that followed - shed light on misconduct and atrocities committed by one of the most legendary branches of law enforcement between the years 1910 and 1920. An era known to some as La Mantanza - The Slaughter. What events unfolded to cause the darkest hour of the Texas Rangers? And who was Jose Canales, the man brave enough to stand up against them?

Today we remember the victims.

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Dark History of the Texas Rangers - https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/871929844/cult-of-glory-reveals-the-dark-history-of-the-texas-rangers

Porvenir Massacre Descendants - https://time.com/5682139/porvenir-massacre-descendants/

Big Wonderful Thing Excerpt | Sediciosos - https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/big-wonderful-thing-excerpt-sediciosos/

The Murder of Bazan & Longoria - https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/family-members-reflect-on-tragedy-that-occurred-back-in-1915/

How ‘The Highwaymen’ whitewashes Frank Hamer & the Texas Rangers - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/31/how-highwaymen-whitewashes-frank-hamer-texas-rangers/

Photo of Texas Rangers with Dead Mexicans - https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/history-culture/article/Early-1900s-photos-recount-horrific-bloodshed-on-6815938.php

Entire Transcript of Canales Hearing - https://www.texasranger.org/texas-ranger-museum/researching-rangers/1919-canales-investigation/

Refusing to Forget - https://refusingtoforget.org/