JANUARY 19th, 1847 – With the Mexican War (April 1846 – February 1848) still raging, New Mexico Territorial Governor Charles Bent was killed, scalped, and stripped naked at his home in Taos, NM on this date. Five others were murdered along with him, including a female Native American.
Bent had foolishly eschewed military protection and had just arrived in Taos from his office and business headquarters in Santa Fe. In December of 1846 wealthy and influential New Mexico families had been exposed for acting as agents of Mexico and plotting violence to bring down the American authorities. Continue reading
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