A Brief History of Elfego Baca

This week we take a look at the history of Elfego Baca, an old west gunfighter and Mexican American folk-hero.

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PHOTOS SHOWN

• Elfego Baca, 1883 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elfebo_Baca_1883.png)
• Statue of Elfego Baca, photo by Peter Potrowl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfego_Baca#/media/File:Reserve_NM_-_3.jpg)
• Elfego Baca (New Mexico Magazine, April 1960) (https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/100th-anniversary-the-real-elfego-baca-by-george-fitzpatrick/)
• Elfego Baca Shoots and Kills Celestino Otero on Streets of El Paso; Then Gives Himself Up (Albuquerque Journal, February 1, 1915)
• Six Acquitted in Conspiracy Trial (El Paso Times, December 19, 1915)
• The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0561046/)
• Elfego Baca, Old Frontier Link, Gun Fight Hero, Dies Here at 80 (The Albuquerque Tribune, August 28, 1945)