ES 323 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bilingual Education, Chile Con Queso, Tejano
Document Summary
Military engagements which took place in the mexico/united states border region during the mexican revolution. Us army was stationed in force along the border. 1916, pancho villa attacked columbus, new mexico; escaped back to mexico. Us army under general john j. pershing launched an expedition into mexico to find villa. Mexico city was under us control at the. Racial tension & conflict between anglos & Armed threats by mexican nationals to ranches, sporadic killings, blowing up bridges & rail lines & cutting telephone/telegraph lines inflamed. Anglo vigilante groups called the texas rangers declared war on raiders & retaliated sharply. Put an end to raids but brutalized many innocent, both mexican-american citizens & Mexico asked used to stop brutalization of mexicans in the us but. Mexican-americans felt us law no longer protected them. Tejanos: residents of the state of texas that are culturally descended from. Since 20th century used to identify a texas mexican-american.
