Having lived in many states, New Mexicans have a particular hatred for Texans that is pretty unique, and is backed up by a rivalry that was continuously violent for a century. Check out Mr. Beat's episode: https://youtu.be/birz5akHWJA ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Anderson, George B. History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People. 2 vols. Los Angeles, Calif: Pacific States Publishing Co, 1907. https://archive.org/details/historynewmexic00cogoog, https://archive.org/details/historyofnewmexi02paci Hall-Patton, Joseph. [tentative title] “Blood in the Plaza: The Mesilla Riot of 1871.” [manuscript for] The New Mexico History Review (work in progress, unpublished). Keleher, William A. Turmoil in New Mexico, 1846-1868. Facsimile of 1952 edition, with new foreword by Marc Simmons. Santa Fe, N.Mex.: Sunstone Press, 2008. https://amzn.to/2ABadyG Kiser, William S. Turmoil on the Rio Grande: The Territorial History of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2011. https://amzn.to/2OzYN0H Lamar, Howard Roberts. The Far Southwest, 1846-1912: A Territorial History. Rev. ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 1970. https://amzn.to/2KGIwsz Montejano, David. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1987. https://amzn.to/2NFGNla Simmons, Marc. New Mexico: An Interpretive History. 1977. Reprint, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1988. https://amzn.to/2NZYHOT ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalhistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U https://twitter.com/Cynical_His