Lynching of Unknown: August 19, 1915

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City: Mercedes, Texas

County: Hidalgo County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Two Mexicans Were Lynched."
Source: *The Houston Post* (Houston, Texas) | Date: August 20, 1915

"Lynch Mexicans Held Prisoners."
Source: *The Post-Crescent* (Appleton, Wisconsin) | Date: August 20, 1915

"Mexicans Taken to Jail and Shot to Death."
Source: *Xenia Daily Gazette* (Xenia, Ohio) | Date: August 20, 1915

Citation Information

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Unknown: August 19, 1915,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/559.

Published August 06, 2018. Last updated July 30, 2019.

Lynching of Unknown: August 19, 1915

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"Two Mexicans Were Lynched."

"Lynch Mexicans Held Prisoners."

"Mexicans Taken to Jail and Shot to Death."

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