El Paso Salt War Site (San Elizario)
1521 San Elizario Rd, San Elizario, TX 79849, USA
Texas, USA
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BATTLEFIELD
1877
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at El Paso Salt War Site (San Elizario).
Sites associated with the conflict are preserved within the San Elizario Historic District.
About El Paso Salt War Site (San Elizario)
A bitter dispute over control of communal salt flats east of El Paso erupted into violence in 1877 when Tejano and Mexican residents, defending traditional free access to the salt beds, besieged Texas Rangers and local officials at San Elizario, resulting in several deaths and reflecting deep ethnic and economic tensions on the border after Reconstruction.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at El Paso Salt War Site (San Elizario)
A bitter dispute over control of communal salt flats east of El Paso erupted into violence in 1877 when Tejano and Mexican residents, defending traditional free access to the salt beds, besieged Texas Rangers and local officials at San Elizario, resulting in several deaths and reflecting deep ethnic and economic tensions on the border after Reconstruction.
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