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'Season of Terror: The Espinosas in Central Colorado', by Charles Price, ISBN 978-1-60732237-5
https://adamjamesjones.com/2010/12/14/the-real-story/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/outlaw-espinosagang/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/felipe-espinosa/
https://www.5280.com/2019/12/the-long-forgotten-vigilante-murders-of-the-san-luis-valley/
https://www.historynet.com/vengeance-plain-madness-felipe-espinosa-led-murder-spree.htm
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@TheSleepSteward Says:
So dad was so scared of the dude that he told his daughter to marry the guy? Dad... Mess him up. Take a few kneecaps. Do something.
@MicahEspinoza-sx9sg Says:
This video is super biased.
@joanngrainger4650 Says:
Espinosas were racists. They wanted to kill the whites.
@BEZTET Says:
So when do we get the longer causal criminal version of this
@1103Jere Says:
It was San Rafel. There is no San Judas in the San Luis Valley.
@ImJustAutistic Says:
Im directly related to Tom Tobin, my great grandfather gave a museum in Cody Wyoming his rifles and other things that he wanted protected from family greed
@Jackedhobbit Says:
Lt nearly shoot’s himself in the brain. Not one soldier is surprised.
@tonybarde2572 Says:
Felipe is now The Headless Horseman of Colorado
@TheMagnificentMarvin Says:
Felipe Espinosa is a perfect example of mental illness. Who dreams like that? Ain’t no regular man who has.
@briandoss9232 Says:
Man. Hell of an ending.
@headlessspaceman5681 Says:
Whoever wrote this should be writing screenplays
@buttscholar4940 Says:
This is the whitest way to tell the story.
@royalmike4757 Says:
This my family history, I've heard the stories but crazy to see a doc on it! This is definitely the Anglo version. Most Hispanics in the area considered them heros for defending our lands from Anglo settlers.
@mjespinosa4452 Says:
Hello there. Espinosa family member here. This is interesting.
@benherrera9235 Says:
That's Wild!! I live 30 minutes away from El Rito and never had even heard about this guy! Tiny Mountain town, can drive in and through in about less than 5 minutes.
@henryhaven9296 Says:
America acquired nothing , the white man stole everything from the natives and those who had been there for centuries ! So did they fight back as ruthlessly as they had been attacked ? Damn right they did ! The winners write the history and those who fought to protect themselves from American " manifest destiny "are presented as the "bad guys" , nothing could be further frim the truth . Wouldn't you fight for your land and people ?
@cyndialver2130 Says:
I went to John Evans Jr High School and first heard this story in my History of Colorado class.
@thraxxxsd Says:
Biased interpretation. We need a non-anglo perspective.
@tataP765 Says:
Vivian is a woman’s name…
@Five0 Says:
Vigilante better describes him
@Hunter_IRL Says:
How many channels this guy on?
@jacobmontoya7172 Says:
I love this story! My family were the earliest settlers of New Mexico, and Colorado. I didn't know this story. Thank you, for the history lesson.
@jacobmontoya7172 Says:
I keep subscribing to your channels. So well done. Thank you, for giving us something good to watch on youtube.
@Sean-bz8ri Says:
Interesting how there's two different versions/perspectives on this story. On the "hispano" version, Felipe is described as killing Americans due to his family being murdered during the Mexican American War as well as being wrongfully imprisoned. On the anglo version, he is a killer, rapist, and kidnapper who was apparently inspired by the Virgin Mary since he was super religious... You don't even have to be a devout Christian to know that murder is a sin... I'm pretth sure that was a lie written by some protestant American to demonize Catholics. The virgin mary would never advocate for murder.
@KNITGNAT Says:
“The whole expedition had been a disaster. The two bandit brothers had disappeared into the San Juan mountains, the Marshall had a broken leg, the Lieutenant had almost shot himself in the brain, and, sadly, a Corporal had been killed in the hail of gunfire” would be a rad clip to excerpt as a sound bite for the intro to a punk song
@Smarod Says:
Secundinas father is dead but I hope he suffered eternally like the coward trash he is
@joshuamyers7510 Says:
God bless that minister who saved Mr. Foster.
@DarkNickolas13 Says:
14:56 LOL You said 1863 but i see a small typo. you good Simon keep up the good work
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@1914fallen Says:
Bruto does not remotely mean brute or anything close to it lol
@wendychavez5348 Says:
I grew up in Rio Arriba County! I almost asked why I'm not familiar with this xase,case, the answer is probably that the brain injury has jumbled everything that I know or have experienced. Hopefully I'll remember it over the next 19 minutes or so. How exciting!
@Nuevomexicano Says:
They penitentes are still a thing here in New Mexico
@roibrycker8897 Says:
Wouldn’t they be psychologically classified as spree killers not serial killers?
@danielduncan6806 Says:
I want a movie of this.
@matthewwatkins6616 Says:
Love your stories! I can particularly picture the scenery in this one, as I have climbed around 30 peaks in the San Jauns. I would argue, one of the most beautiful places on the planet is Yankee boy Basin in the San Jauns.
@itsmjeezy2596 Says:
Jeez these guys sound like me going on a killing spree when I play red dead redemption
@itsmjeezy2596 Says:
The two bandit brothers had disappeared into the mountains, the marshall had broken his leg and the lieutenant had almost shot himself in the brain 😂 yea that sounds like a disaster operation
@strypes0076 Says:
Tobin, what a badass
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@Ray2001ify Says:
seems pretty typical for religious ppl
@brianmartinez5612 Says:
Good quality documentary. But being told from the U.S. governments point of view. For one. The "Rape" of Deloris was never confirmed. What is confirmed historical fact is the Gov. John Evans also appointed John Covington to lead the "Sand creek massacre" of November 29th 1864. In which women were raped and killed as well as children including US troops stomping on the heads of babies to save bullets. So I'm not exactly going to trust the historical accounts written by these men. Here is the New Mexican history of how Felipe's killing spree began: Even before the Mexican American War had started, the communities based in Northern New Mexico had expressed their dissatisfaction at having been largely ignored by the government of Mexico. This was mainly because of their remote geographical location as well as the internal political turmoil that existed within the southern parts of the country. By that time, the people of New Mexico felt themselves to be independent and strong willed, and felt that they were not governed by anybody.
When the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, it was stated that all the rights to property of the people of New Mexico will remain with the original owners. However, this was not the case. Numerous entrepreneurial Americans ventured in to the land, manipulating and bribing their way across and using deviousness and chicanery, which ultimately resulted the native people of New Mexico to lose approximately two thirds of their land to the new Americans. One of the people whose families lost land to the invading Americans was that of Felipe Espinoza.
Ultimately, by 1858, there wasn't enough land for Felipe Espinoza and his family to be able to provide for themselves. As a result, he was forced to move out, and ended up settling in Conejos County, Colorado. He settled in the town of San Rafael. Little is known of Felipe's physical appearance. The newspapers of those times claim that the had a 'jack o- lantern grin, comprised of misshapen teeth, with gaps among them. He would often claim that he was proud of his Castilian blood, and often considered his heritage to be one of god's given privileges. Very little doubt remains over Felipe's education, he was certainly a learned man. However, little is known as to where he received his education, because those areas were pretty much devoid of schools. It is very likely that he was taught by his mother, or someone from his family.
He was a religious man, and also considered himself to be highly patriotic. This was one of the main reasons why he considered being driven out of the land of his forefathers such a big form of injustice. He had often vowed amongst his friends that he would one day take his revenge. The influx of Presbyterians and the Baptists that moved in to Nuevo Mexico left a lot of New Mexicans, along with Felipe, quite angry. This was the land of his family, their property that was being occupied. He was unable to do anything about it. And so, as mentioned, he did the only thing that was in his power, albeit with a lot of reluctance. He, along with his wife Secundina Hurtado along with members of his extended family finally settled in Conejos County, but that was not exactly what Felipe wanted.
@andrewgates8158 Says:
Felipe was a rapist and a racist.
@brianmartinez5612 Says:
My Family is from that area of New Mexico/Colorado. The Pretty sure his last word was not "bruto". Nobody in that area would use that word. Pretty sure his last word was "Puto". Which would basically calling his killer a "F@***t". It's a common Hispanic insult in the region.
@HughJass-313 Says:
I don't know...
I think this dude might be _Misunderstood._
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@josephwhiteside2739 Says:
Do a video on Boone Helm, Henry Plummer and the Harpe brothers
@ericdahlstrom1598 Says:
Great story,and the way you told it..
@Wade.K.Savage Says:
Really appreciate your work, just be careful of odd things like incorrect dates (1963 subtitle, instead of 1863) and the stock footage of the guy with the M16 was incredibly jarring. Nonetheless, your work is fantastic.
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