Salt War of San Elizario

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs El Paso Salt War
San Elizario Salt War
gptkbp:cause conflict between Mexican-American residents and Anglo businessmen
dispute over salt lakes ownership
gptkbp:consequence decline of San Elizario
increased state and federal intervention in region
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1877
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salt War of San Elizario
gptkbp:location gptkb:El_Paso_County,_Texas
gptkb:San_Elizario,_Texas
gptkbp:notableEvent expulsion of Texas Rangers
killing of Charles H. Howard
siege of San Elizario
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Texas_Rangers
Charles H. Howard
Francisco “Chico” Barela
Louis Cardis
Mexican-American residents
William Wallace Mills
gptkbp:relatedTo history of Texas
resource rights
Mexican-American history
salt lakes near Guadalupe Mountains
gptkbp:result Mexican-American community lost access to salt lakes
Increased Anglo-American control in region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mission_San_Elizario
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8