Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas

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C O R T I N A Defending the Mexican Name in Texas J E R R Y T H O M P S O N Texas A&M University Press College Station Copyright © 2007 by Jerry Thompson Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. o Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thompson, Jerry D. Cortina : defending the Mexican name in Texas / Jerry Thompson. p. cm. — (Fronteras series ; no. 6) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-58544-592-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-58544-592-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cortina, Juan N. (Juan Nepomuceno), 1824–1894. 2. Outlaws—Mexican-American Border Region—Biography. 3. Revolutionaries—Mexican-American Border Region— Biography. 4. Mexican-American Border Region—History—19th century. 5. MexicanAmerican Border Region—History, Military—19th century. 6. Lower Rio Grande Valley (Tex.)—History—19th century. 7.Texas—History—Civil War, 1861–1865. 8.Texas— History—1846–1950. 9.Texas—Ethnic relations—History—19th century. 10 Mexican Americans—Civil rights—Texas—History—19th century. I.Title. F391.C77T477 2007 322.4⬘2092—dc22 [B] 2006039176 I saw myself compelled in Texas to defend the Mexican name. Juan Nep omuceno Cort ina Prisión Militar de Santiago Tlatelolco, Ciudad de México August 20, 1875 ...