A Law for the Lion: A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands

"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last...
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Author: Beatriz De La Garza
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A Law for the Lion: A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands by De La Garza, Beatriz

A Law for the Lion: A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands

BD$47.44

A Law for the Lion: A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands

BD$47.44
Author: Beatriz De La Garza
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutiérrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutiérrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutiérrez 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.



Author: Beatriz De La Garza
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 10/01/2003
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.12w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780292701892

About the Author
Beatriz de la Garza is an attorney and writer in Austin, Texas. Her previous books are The Candy Vendor's Boy and Other Stories and Pillars of Gold and Silver.

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