A detachment of this organization surrendered to rebels protesting the arrest of salineros near San Elizario in the 1877 Salt War. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this organization behind much of the racial violence of La Matanza, such as the Porvenir massacre. This law enforcement agency was created by Stephen Austin.
ANSWER: Texas Rangers [or Diablos Tejanos]
[10h] The Rangers joined the Tigers paramilitary in fighting this man in 1860s “wars” or “troubles” named for him. This rancher from the Rio Grande valley captured Brownsville in protest of white landowners’ abuse of Tejanos.
ANSWER: Juan Cortina [or Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea]
[10m] Earlier, South Texas was the site of a “Cart War” in which Anglos attacked Tejano oxcarts near this city on the route between San Antonio and Indianola. On Palm Sunday, 1836, hundreds of Texan POWs were executed by firing squad in this city.
ANSWER: Goliad [accept Goliad Massacre, Goliad Cart Road, or Indianola-Goliad-San Antonio Road]
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