American Woman Sheds Light on Mexican Violence Under Carranza
Margaret A. Benton recalls alleged widespread abuse of American and Mexican women by Zapata, Villa, and Carranza forces. She argues the U S government backs Carranza, enabling crimes against women across central and northern Mexico and in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Benton
Emiliano Zapata
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Zapata
Carranza
Villa
Mexico City
Washington
United States
Martinez
Salgado
Carranza Organization
Adrian Lagrange
Villa Ayale
American Woman's Ordeal Under Mexican Regime Reported
The account describes an American woman seized by Mexican soldiers and a colonel after a theft claim, drugging, assault, and interrogation in a provincial station. She details rescue efforts by Don Felipe Maldonado, threats from powerful figures, and the looming danger to other American women including Miss Margaret Benton’s earlier experiences with Zapata and affiliated violence.
Harrowing memoir recounts a nurse's death and Mexican abuse
An American nurse Frances Andrews tells of her brutal treatment by a Mexican colonel in Puebla after caring for a newborn in the Maldonado home. She recalls the victimization of the Maldonado family, the disappearance of a thirteen year old girl, and her own near death as she describes a climate of arrest and threats under Carranza era turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uni
Frances Andrews
Chicago
Mexico
Margaret
Puebla
Mexico City
Felipe Maldonado
Maldonado
Carranza
Elena Maldonado
Calle Portal de Hidal#0
Plaza de la Constitucion
Municipal Palace
Case of Mrs Arthur Saunders in Mexico City
In Mexico City I met Mrs Arthur Saunders a distressed American widow with two children four and two. Her husband Arthur Saunders owned a mine near Zumpango but was killed after protesting a seizure by Carranza troops. She describes corruption, confiscation, treachery by a trusted Mexican worker, and her attempted escape with her children as soldiers seized them and stripped her, demanding payment to avoid harsher treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Mexico
Martinez
Felipe
Elena
Mexico City
Arthur Saunders
Zumpango
Saunders
Carranza Army
Calle de Arcos
Salt Lake City
Zapata
General Carranza
Commandancia
Arthur
Alice
Jefe Politico
Huerta
Mozo
Betra
Senora Saunders
Toma
No Title Yet In Turbulent Mexican Courtroom Tale
A fragment recounts a woman in a tense scene involving a captain and a previous political ruler Huerta and Carranza era turmoil. She resists an offer to become his mistress while defending her husband and seeking safety from violence in a volatile political setting.
Horrors of a Captive Woman in Mexican Villa
The fragment details a captive woman recounting waking in a small walled patio with guards and servants, describing assault, resistance, and coercive advances by a male captor. The survivor recalls being overpowered, fighting back, and the brutal turning of events as dawn broke under a blazing sun.
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Muchacho
Miss Benton
Los Angeles
Francisco Amargo
Cuernavaca
1916
Cue Way
Cartier Juan Ybarra
Mrs
Andres Morales
Forner
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