Biography -- Garza, Catarino.

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Garza, Catarino, 1859-1895

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Journalist, organizer, and revolutionary who published Spanish language newspapers in the U.S., founded mutual aid societies, and led an unsuccessful revolt along the Texas Mexican border. Full name, Catarino Erasmo Garza Rodríguez. Born November 25, 1859, near Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico; moved to Brownsville, Texas in 1877. Helped found sociedades mutualistas (social organizations for mutual aid) in several South Texas communities; published Spanish language newspapers in Brownsville, Eagle ...