juarez

There is more information on this cannon and a second cannon used by the Maderistas in the battle of Juarez, the so-called McGinty cannon, at netdotcom.com/revmexpc.cannon.pc, a website devoted to post cards of the Mexican Revolution. It was evidently cast in Chihuahua City under the direction of Giuseppe Garabaldi, a grandson of the Italian patriot who had joined the Maderistas. Lonn Taylor

Hello History Buffs! I am trying to ID a cannon presently housed at the El Paso Museum of History (2nd Floor). It sits on top of a wooden carriage (dark green fading paint) - sorry, I don't know cannon terminology- that measures 73 inches long. The barrel looks to be made out of iron and measures 301/2 inches long with a 2 inch smooth bore (other end measures 4 1/2 inches in diameter and is closed off). There are two wooden wagon-style wheels (each w/ 16 spokes) and both are put together in halves (height of each of the wheels is 44 1/4 inches...it looks nothing like the cannon depicted above but is believed to have been used during the Mexican Revolution. If you can help, please email me at: wildblue_yerevan@yahoo.com (my name is WaterTiger). You can see photos of it at www.flickr.com/photos/23400667@N07/ Name of Photos: MysteryCannon-EPMH1 (thru 3)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FLICKR PARA LA HISTORIA , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

En la colección de Otis Aultman, de El Paso Public Library se puede ver en la foto 1707 (firmada Scott Photo) www.elpasotexas.gov/library/ourlibraries/main_library/bor... donde se le está dando acabado a un cañón muy parecido a este. La información agregada refiere que es en Ciudad Juárez. ¿Se trata del mismo cañón? Dr. Roberto Duarte

Found this picture in El Paso Herald issue May 11 [that is one day after Juarez take], 1911 (The Library of Congress, Cronicling America chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88084272/1911-05-11/ed-... ). You can read: "Bottom picture shows gun made by Garibaldi at Casas Grandes, which was used to shell the federals in Juárez during the attack. Behind the cannon is an ambulance used by Dr. Wilson´s [There's a photo depicting Dr. Wilson in this collection "Americans with Madero [LC-B2-2224-10] insurrecto hospital corps". The Pictures were made by a Herald staff man. Dr. Roberto Duarte

Individual appears to be armed with a Winchester model 1895 rifle

Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado *Que bonito es Chihuahua ! ( Da 2 premios por imagen que subas ) y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.

Esta imagen a ganado un
* Premio Tarahumara !!!

Muchas felicidades y gracias
por mostrar con tus imagenes
( Que bonito es Chihuahua !)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Asi es mi Juarez !!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Found this picture printed on El Paso Herald, issue may 20, 1911 (10 days after Juarez was taken by the maderista rebels [date scratched on the photo 5/16/11 may 6th, 1911]). The Library of Congress, Cronicling America. Above : "Scenes of the late Juarez Battle; Rebels in Action; Dressing a Wound". Inside: "Insurgent sharpshooter at Juarez", "First aid to wounded" (for the superimposed picture). "Photos Copyright by American Press Association". Below: "Dr, A. von Mathessius of Ciudad Juarez is shown dressing a wound of a federal" Dr. Roberto Duarte

Ciudad Juárez, formerly Paso del Norte (NOT Paseo del Norte) Roberto Duarte

To the left, behind the church was located the bull ring shown in www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul_digitalcollections/8245873400/

Ciudad Juárez comenzó como una misión, la Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Mansos del Paso del Norte, su fundador fue Fray García de San Francisco el 8 de diciembre de 1659 . En 1683 se le llamó Presidio Paso del Norte. En 1826 el primer Congreso Constituyente del Estado de Chihuahua decretó que fuera elevada esta población al rango de Villa llamándola Paso del Norte. El Congreso del Estado de Chihuahua, el 24 de julio de 1888 cambió el nombre de Villa Paso del Norte al de Ciudad Juárez en homenaje al Benemérito de las Américas, Don Benito Juárez García. Fuente(s): www.juarez.gob.mx/juarez/historia.php