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Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid

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June 22, 2019

Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid

The Alianza Federal de Mercedes, led by Reies López Tijerina, raids the Rio Arriba County Courthouse on 5 June 1967 in an attempt to bring attention to the usurpation of Hispanic land grants by Anglo landowners and the United States government.

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