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On June 5, 1967, in Tierra Amarilla, a small band of Chicanos affiliated with Alianza Federal de Mercedes attempted to arrest the county's district attorney and put him on trial. [4] There were shots fired and two men were wounded. The invaders held the courthouse for two hours, ransacking it, but the district attorney was out of town.
Rio Arriba County (Spanish: Condado de Río Arriba) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,363. [1] Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. [2] Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
In 1956, the United States, Canada and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [1]
May 6—A District Court judge has granted a Rio Arriba County man's request to circulate a petition seeking the recall of County Commissioner Alex Naranjo. District Judge Marie Ward — a ...
Jul. 31—The state Attorney General's Office intends to investigate a special grand jury's allegation the North Central Regional Solid Waste Authority harmed the citizens of Rio Arriba County ...
The territorial legislature located Rio Arriba's county seat in Las Nutrias and renamed the village in 1880. [5]: 352–353 The Denver and Rio Grande Railway's 1881 arrival at Chama, [9] about ten miles to the north, had profound effects on the development of the region by bringing the area out of economic and cultural isolation. [8]
Dec. 16—When a man in La Mesilla reported he had lost tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate phone scam, Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputies saw a rare opportunity to catch a scammer.
On June 5, 1967, Tijerina and 20 men occupied the Rio Arriba County courthouse in the town of Tierra Amarilla. They attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the district attorney, Alfonso Sanchez (who was not present), "to bring attention to the unscrupulous means by which government and Anglo settlers had usurped Hispanic land grant properties ...