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The 1917 Bath Riots occurred in January 1917 at the Santa Fe Street Bridge between El Paso, Texas, United States, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.The riots are known to have been started by Carmelita Torres [1] and lasted from January 28 to January 30 and were sparked by new immigration policies at the El Paso–Juárez Immigration and Naturalization Service office, requiring Mexicans ...
Carmelita Torres was a "red-haired Mexican woman" known for starting the 1917 Bath riots on the Mexico–United States border between Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas. [1] At the time of the riots, she was 17 years old and working as a maid in the United States. [2] [3] [4]
Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in Mexico" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The riot, likely the deadliest in Mexico's history, happened in the old and crowded Topo Chico prison in Monterrey.
El Paso Morning Times newspaper January 30, 1917, headlinedː "Bill Before Legislature to Prevent Mexicans Voting" depicts the 1917 Bath riots begun by Carmelita Torres at the Santa Fe International Bridge disinfecting plant at the El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico border.
By Mark Stevenson MEXICO CITY (AP) - A confrontation between 1,500 police and residents of a village on Mexico City's western outskirts left more than 100 police injured in a battle over a water ...
Gregorio Cortez Lira (June 22, 1875 – February 28, 1916) was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on June 22, 1875 and became a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico. After an altercation in which he killed Sheriff W. T. (Brack) Morris, Cortez went on the run from the Texas Rangers for thirteen days. He became ...
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