Murder and Intrigue on the Mexican Border

The Mexican Revolution (1910–1917) led to violence along the border with the United States, resulting in collateral deaths and property damage in both countries. John A. Adams Jr. believes that historians have not focused sufficiently on this violence. His goal is to correct this oversight by examining violence perpetrated upon Texans, specifically the murder of the south Texas rancher Clemente Vergara in 1914. He also wishes to demonstrate how Texas governor Oscar Branch Colquitt exploited border violence for political advantage. The Vergara murder was not an isolated incident. Throughout Mexico, the Federalist army of Victoriano Huerta fought revolutionary Constitutionalist forces under the leadership of Pancho Villa (José Doroteo Arango Arámbula), Gen. Alvaro Obregón, and First Chief Venustiano Carranza. The border region was the center of activity for cattle theft, arms shipments, and filibustering. Murder and death were common. As did many other individuals north of the border, Vergara placed himself in danger by seeking to profit from the struggle in Mexico

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