#OTD in 1915 between eleven and fifteen Mexican men were killed by Texas Rangers just outside of Ebenoza, Hidalgo County, Texas.

Rangers clashed with about 40 Tejano raiders near Ebenoza, and the Rangers, reigning victorious, took 12 or more of the raiders prisoner and lynched them.

According to eyewitness army scout John Peavey, “we saw the Mexican bandits hanging by the neck… there must have been at least 10.” 

These bodies were left out in the open air for months afterwards as an example to any others who might challenge or clash with the Rangers in the future.

Additionally, some of the bodies were posed with “empty beer bottles stuck in their mouths,” further driving home the desecration of the dead that occurred, and the lack of regard for human life the Texas Rangers employed.

Information for this thread is thanks in large part to Revolution in Texas by  @BenjaminHJohns1 as well as the project “Lynching in Texas” by Sam Houston State University.