Catarino Erasmo Garza | |
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| Born | November 25, 1859 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Died | March 8, 1895 (aged 35) Bocas del Toro, Panamá |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, editor, revolutionary |
| Known for | Garza Revolution |
Catarino Erasmo Garza (1859–1895) was a journalist, folk hero and revolutionary. He published Spanish language newspapers in the United States, founded mutual aid societies, and is perhaps best known for the unsuccessful Garza Revolution near the Texas Mexican border. Garza was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas and moved to Brownsville in 1877.[1] After his revolution's failure in Texas, Garza fled to Costa Rica, where he became a police captain. He ended up joining a group of Colombian liberals in their struggle against conservatives. He was killed in Panama in an attack on a military barracks in 1895 at the age of 35.[2]
- ^ "Biographical Sketch". University of Texas Libraries. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "La lógica de los hechos: o, sean observaciones sobre las circunstancias de los mexicanos en Texas desde el año 1877 hasta 1889". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 January 2021.