HERRARA, Ygnacio ial
"Not until Feb., 1854, after a 6-year judicial
interregnum, did Los Angeles witness its first
bona fide execution, The victim was a Mexican,
WenecLo Herrera, who had ‘killed one oly his iow
race, about a woman!' Thousands attended the
historic event, including many Latin Americans K
who admitted Herrara's guilt but cursed (Judge)
Hayes's death sentence and wondered if he would
henceforth punish gringo killers with equal se-
verity. Hayes himself took the event in stride
and merely wrote of the Mexican's repentance and
of the prayerful attitude of the entire Catholic
population. ‘At their request, candles were
burnt there (at the scaffold) fast night and to-
day he was buried with martial music and re-
HERRARA, Ygnacio Ta
"Not until Feb., 1854, after a 6-year judicial
interregnum, did Los Angeles Witness its first
bona fide execution. The victim was a Mexican,
Ygnacio Herrara, who had 'killed one of his own
race, about a woman!' Thousands attended the
historic event, including many Latin Americans HH
who admitted Herrara's guilt but cursed (Judge)
Hayes's death sentence and wondered if he would
henceforth punish gringo killers with equal se-
verity. Hayes himself took the event in stride
and merely wrote of the Mexican's repentance and
of the prayerful attitude of the entire Catholic
population, ‘At their request, candles were
burnt there (at the scaffold) last night and to-
day he was buried with martial music and re-
HERRARA, Ygnacio aniihas
Not until F 1 after a 6-year judicial
les wit i irs
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ibs ing many Latin Americans
itted Hérrara's guilt but cursed (Judge)
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and merely wrote of the Mexican's repent
of the prayerful attitude of the entire Cat. tholte
populations iat their request, candle
burnt th (at the scaffold) last ae ‘eng, to-
day he was buried with martial mui
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City,
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Taken from THE DECLINE
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London:
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LOS ANGELES
U.
Berkeley & Los Angeles:
pp 156-160,
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Keeley. ‘Loe
Le Ou ap
A iginltsy nae
Pre es fe 9
OF
ligious rites.'" LOS ANGELES: Biography of a
City, by John & Laree Caughey; Berkeley, Los
Angeles & London: U. of Calif. Press, 1876, pp
144-14 5, Taken from THE DECLINE OF THE CALI-
FORNIOS, by Leonard Pitt; Berkeley & Los Angeles:
U. of Calif. Press, 1966; pp 156-160,
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"In Log Angeles, Calif,, Ifnacio Herrera, a convicted mr-|
derer, has been sentenced to be hung on February 13, 185)"
TIMES, NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 10, 185) (3=5),
"Herrera, convicted of murder, was executed according to
law (that must be specifically set forth in California) on
February 13, 185." TIMES, NEW YORK CILY, 3-27-185), (3/1)
HERRERA, Ignacio hl
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"In Log Angeles, Calif., Ifnacio Herrera, a convicted mr-
derer, has been sentenced to be hung on February 13, 185)"
TIMES, NEW YORK CITY, Feb, 10, 185) (3-5).
"Herrera, convicted of murder, was executed according to
law (that must be specifically set forth in California) on
February 13, 185," TIMES, NEW YORK CILY, 3-27-185), (3/1)
HERRERA, Inacio
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‘In Los Angeles, Calif., Ifnacio Herrera, & convicted mr=
derer, has been sentenced to be hung on liane! 13, 185)"
TIMES, NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 10, 185) (3-5°
"Herrera, convicted of mrder, was executed according to
law (that mst be specifically set forth in California) on
February 13, 185), TIMES, NEW YORK CIPY, 3-27-1854 (3/1)
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