Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-16

country knew was the American
Flag, published By James Barnard
II Matamoros IN 1916. The old SEN
tlnel was established in 1850 and
died IN 1880. Another old paper was
the Ranchero, l859-leT6. The Her
ald was established in 1892, and
another paper. the Daily Sentinel,
began in 1910 but soon ceased.
N ADDITION. Fauuno >. FIecadio.
DO4n IN JucnIVIan. Ja.ISco, MEXICO,
~ loo, punlsneu the 4HsL AeXIcan
paper ever paced on the texas
matKet when ne founded the FL
Porvenir' IN Brownsville IN 1880.
The paper was established June Is.
ana was published for 50 years.
Cameron county received It's name
from a ScoJcnman, Col. William
Cameron. wealthy land owner ana
g hero who died in a bloody battle
mere during OCtober, 1851. The bat
tie was one CT the most terrible II
the entire annals OF history o.
Iamau!ipas. IL is SAID. Houses were
burned, buildings destroyed. conn
naoing. musketry fireing. and hand
TO hand encounters Occurred daily
on the streets OF Matamoros: worthy
and intelligent officers and civilians
executed without pretense OF trial;
and the business activities or the
town were paralyzed from October
until the latter past Of December.
Brownsville citizens lived in daily
dread. and Mexicans who came &c
the American side OF the river rob-
bed and plundered. Cameron Joined
in the fighting. realizing that the
sooner it stopped the quicker quiet
would prevail. and was killed.
Cannon 4 Trophy
Tourists and strangers TO this Sec
ton have possibly seen an ancien.
cannon standing on the open
prairie north Of town, and probably
wondered what 1t was there for. Il
IS marking the battle field OF Palo
Alto. Texans sought annexation
with the United States soon after
they had D their independence
from Mexico. and the southern re-
public resented the move. Antici-
pating this. The United States order
ed General Zacarnah Taylor to Cor
pus Christi, from whsre he started
southwark IL February, 1875. Sup
plies and ANN milton were sent BY
boat, and he and his troops march,
ed overland. HIS fights are tales
OF ambush and sklrmishes. ana
guerrilla warfare for the most part
but the Battle OF Pclo Alto Is worthy
Of mention. On the 9Th Of May the
Mexican and Americans confronted
each other on the prairie. and the
battle opened. The Mexican army
numbered 5000 a. the beginning o.
the fight. but reinforcements- aug
rnented the total to 5000. When the
smoke OF the guns lifted, American
TROOPS were In possession OF the
field. Among +he American dead
were Major Pingoold Of the 4th
u. s. Artillery and a Contain Pare.
TAYLOR then invaded Mexico sue
crssfullv. returning 10 thn States
otter the Battle Of Buena Vista n
February. ls47.
Heroic Natamcros
II has often been asked where
Matamoros got the name Heroic
that is invariably used in conjunc-
ton with ii. II haDDened in this
manner: In 1851 a Mexican who
had been educated in the United
States returned 10 his home. Mata-
moro and was full of a big idea.
He decided TO revolt AGAINST the
Federal authorities. and did 50. He
MANAGED to enlist many Mexican
ranchmen and hundreds Of Amer
leans. His idea was that import
duties should be eliminated. He
succeeded In invading the city Of
Matamoros and surrounded the
nublic square. the plaza. He de-