Porvenir, Texas
Porvenir (also Daniel and Polaris) is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.
History
After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned.
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porvenir, Texas
- ^ "Presidio County Map - County #189". Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ "1918 Porvenir Massacre". PorvenirMassacre.org. Arlinda Valencia.
External links
- United States Geological Survey. Quinn Creek, TX quadrangle, Porvenir, Texas (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
- "Porvenir Massacre — Presidio County ~ Marker Number: 18324". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2015.
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