Guajardo, L. Alberto, b. ca. 1855

L. Alberto Guajardo (b. ca. 1855) lived in Piedras Negras on the frontier of Coahuila, Mexico, his entire life. As a young man, he fought against Native Americans and eventually became a general in one of the Mexican revolutions. In later life, Guajardo manufactured blankets, brooms, and traditional medicines. A good friend of American writer J. Frank Dobie, he appears in several of Dobie's non-fiction essays.

Source:

Dobie, J. Frank. "Alacran." I'll Tell You A Tale: An Anthology . Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. 68-69.

From the guide to the Guajardo, L. Alberto, Narrative, 1933-1935, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)