The Hour of Blood, La Matanza and the Lynching of Antonio Rodriguez

The years from 1910 to 1920 were brutal, and are known by a couple names, La Matanza (the massacre) or La Hora de Sangre (the hour of blood). This violence was committed by state police, vigilantes and military, including the Texas rangers, whose violence was worse during 1915 to 1919. Estimates of the number of dead Mexicans from these years range from 300 to 5000, but it’s not exact because so many murders went unreported. The lynching of Antonio Rodriguez is considered the first during this deadly 10 year period. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexThis episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex RogpeSourcesThe Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz MartinezUnspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas VillanuevaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.