Colfax County War w/Corey Recko

<p>Corey Recko, author of <em>The Colfax County War: Violence and Corruption in Territorial New Mexico</em>, joined me to explain what led to the violence in northeastern New Mexico in the late 19th century. We chatted land grants, the Santa Fe Ring, and frontier justice. </p><p>Places mentioned: Cimarron, Springer, Rayado, Taos, Las Animas County and Boggsville, Colorado</p><p>Names mentioned: Sanchez, Gonzales, Bent, Martinez</p><p><br></p><p>Check out this book and Corey&#39;s other works at <a href="www.coreyrecko.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.coreyrecko.com</a>. </p><p>Corey also mentioned David Caffey&#39;s book <a href="https://www.oupress.com/9780806192390/when-cimarron-meant-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>When Cimarron Meant Wild</em></a>, which I found in audiobook form on Hoopla using my library card.</p><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://www.santafetrailranch.com/images/pdfs/Morley_The_Town_That_Was.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">mining town of Morley here</a>.</p><p>Guadalupe Miranda did indeed skedaddle in 1845, and sold his share of the Miranda-Beaubien land grant to Lucien Maxwell in 1858. </p><p><br></p><p>Do you want to talk about your family history on the podcast? I anonymize living folks to protect privacy. You can reach out to me at luminariapod@gmail.com.</p>