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March 25, 2024
Today in Texas History
By Bandera Spirits of Texas
The Bandera Prophet
On this day in 1843, 17 Texans were executed at Salado, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
As the members of the defeated Mier expedition were being marched from Mier to Mexico City, they attempted a mass escape on Feb. 11. Some 176 were recaptured, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna ordered that one in ten of the prisoners be shot. The victims were chosen by a lottery in which each man drew a bean from an earthen jar containing 176 beans, 17 of which were black.
This event has come to be known as the Black Bean Episode. The bodies were returned to Texas and are buried on Monument Hill at La Grange, Fayette County.
As the members of the defeated Mier expedition were being marched from Mier to Mexico City, they attempted a mass escape on Feb. 11. Some 176 were recaptured, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna ordered that one in ten of the prisoners be shot. The victims were chosen by a lottery in which each man drew a bean from an earthen jar containing 176 beans, 17 of which were black.
This event has come to be known as the Black Bean Episode. The bodies were returned to Texas and are buried on Monument Hill at La Grange, Fayette County.