Rice, Flores Fight at the San Gabriel, May 17, 1839

Mexican-Indian agent Manuel Flores departed Matamoros in late April to rendezvous with Cordova and his men.

Rice, Flores Fight at the San Gabriel, May 17, 1839

Rice, Flores Fight at the San Gabriel, May 17, 1839

About 2:00 p.m. Rice and seventeen of his rangers pursued the attackers.

Rice, Flores Fight at the San Gabriel, May 17, 1839

Rice, Flores Fight at the San Gabriel, May 17, 1839

Rice and his men discovered papers linking Cordova, Flores and the Mexican government in a conspiracy with the Texas Indians to drive out the white settlers in Texas.

Savage Frontier II


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