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Reies Lopez Tijerina Leads Raid Against New Mexico Courthouse
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keywords: united states, new mexico, armed insurrection, reies lopez tijerina, rio arriba county courthouse
Synopsis: Led by Reies Lopez Tijerina six Mexican-Americans take up arms and attack Rio Arriba County Courthouse in New Mexico briefly taking 20 hostage with their demands to restore New Mexican land grants to the descendants of Spanish colonial and Mexican landowners 2012-709f.txt...(read more)
- Date: 1967
- Duration: 00:00:48
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Reies Lopez Tijerina Leads Raid Against New Mexico Courthouse
Six Mexican-Americans are imprisoned after a wild west, armed raid on the Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. The rebel band, led by Reies Lopez Tijerina, some of whom are still at large, claim territory by ancient Spanish land-grants. Some 20 people were briefly held hostage after the raid.
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- Newsreels: 1967 - June 16
