Expedition faite à la fin de 1852, ca. 1855.

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Expedition faite à la fin de 1852, ca. 1855.

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Manuscript account of the mining, political, and military activities of Gaston Raoux, comte de Raosset-Boulbon, in Sonora, Mexico, in 1852. This was the first of two attempted filibusters; the second, in 1854, ended with his execution by Mexican authorities.

1 item (5 p.) ; 30 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023826

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Raousset-Boulbon, Gaston Raoux, comte de, 1817-1854

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Biography Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon was born in Avignon, France, on May 5, 1817. He led two filibuster expeditions from San Francisco against Sonora, Mexico in 1852 and 1854. The first expedition was under the guise of a mining company known as La Compenia Restauradora de la Mina de la Arizona. He captured Hermosillo, Sonora in 1852. A retreat to Guaymas resulted in his surrender to General Miguel Blanco. In 1854 he returned to Sonora....

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