Title Murder and intrigue on the Mexican border : Governor Colquitt, President Wilson, and the Vergara affair / John A. Adams Jr

Edition First edition Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) Series Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; number forty-three Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 43. Contents An ugly problem -- Seven other devils -- On the firing line -- A thorn in my side -- Vergara affair -- Only the river knows -- Appendix A: Mexican policy statements and milestones, President Woodrow Wilson, March 1913-March 1914 -- Appendix B: Henry L. Wilson telegrams -- Appendix C: Medical examination of Clemente Vergara Summary In early 1914, Clemente Vergara discovered several of his horses missing and reported the theft to local authorities. The Webb County sheriff arranged for the South Texas rancher to meet with Mexican soldiers near Hidalgo to discuss compensation for his loss. Vergara crossed the Rio Grande, soon succumbed to a vicious physical assault, and was jailed. Days after incarceration in Hidalgo, his body was found hanging from a tree. The murder of Clemente Vergara contributed to events that put the United States and Mexico on the brink of war and opened the door for expanded American involvement in Mexico. Texas governor Oscar B. Colquitt seized upon the incident to challenge President Woodrow Wilson?a fellow Democrat?to intervene and even threatened retaliation by the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, the White House played a larger strategic game with competing factions in the midst of the Mexican Revolution. Wilson?s apparent inaction heightened Colquitt?s demands to guarantee the safety of Americans and their property in the Texas borderlands, and the Vergara affair?s extensive media coverage convinced many Americans that intervention in Mexico was necessary. Author John A. Adams Jr. shows how an otherwise commonplace horse theft and murder revealed a tangled web of international relations, powerful business interests, and intrigue on both sides of the border. Readers will be captivated by Murder and Intrigue on the Mexican Border and the continuing legacy that border events leave on Texas history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2018) Subject Vergara, Clemente, -1914 -- Death and burial Colquitt, Oscar Branch, 1861-1940. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. SUBJECT Colquitt, Oscar Branch, 1861-1940 fast Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 fast Subject HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. Death and burial of a person International relations Politics and government War -- Causes SUBJECT Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Causes Mexican-American Border Region -- Politics and government -- 20th century United States -- Relations -- Mexico Mexico -- Relations -- United States Subject Mexico North America -- Mexican-American Border Region United States Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017057112 ISBN 9781623495855 1623495857

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