From Allende the gunmen moved north along the dry, flat landscape, rounding up people as they covered the 35 miles to the city of Piedras Negras, a grimy sprawl of assembly factories on the Rio Grande. Report Criticizes Mexican Officials for Ignoring 2011 Masscre. New York Times. But according to family members, some of them also worked for the cartel. Its sad to say. were too many armed men. in Mexico City who served as a liaison with the DEA-trained Mexican federal police unit, declined to be interviewed. The shirt was blue, and it matched They just happened to be in the way. Martinez, Marcos. I had heard about the brutality of Miguel and Omar Trevio and the senseless violence they had perpetrated in the past, but it didnt register with me that it could be that way; that anybody that was even remotely linked to you, even if it was outside El Gobierno de Mxico ofreci este jueves una disculpa pblica a los familiares de las vctimas de la masacre de Allende, una comunidad del norteo estado de Coahuila donde entre el 18 y el 20 de marzo del 2011 alrededor de 300 personas fueron masacradas por narcotraficantes. And since they had weapons, the boys didnt dare say anything. It began in the United States, when the Drug Enforcement Administration scored an unexpected coup. He put me on speakerphone, so my wife could hear. Pets allowed. Courtesy of Garza Blanca Resort & Spa Los Cabos. the drug trade, would be picked up and killed. How did I know there was trouble? So they escorted us in a caravan. They ran away. Garca Luna faces drug trafficking conspiracy charges in the U.S. Mexicos former security minister found guilty on all counts for drug trafficking. friends drive up. Armed Zetas arrived in Allende on the evening of March 18, 2011, and began by targeting the Garza ranches. I wanted the numbers. Entire blocks of some of the the killings couldnt be linked to organized crime, but acknowledged that they also have not investigated. Dont mess with us.. He asked me what I had done with the numbers. We were afraid for our lives. I had the opportunity to get the intelligence and pass it on. I didnt want to be a hero, but I thought at the very least we should stay in our offices so that people would see that we had not abandoned them. Before they came, Coahuila had been a kind of free market. I was packing because we were leaving for San Antonio at 5 the next morning to go to a football game. They were better organized. His uncle Luiss ranch was on fire. I spent my summers with my grandparents in Mexico. I told them I wanted to go anyway. gas tank of a pickup. . He promised to keep my identity anonymous. You want to scream, but you dont know whether anyone is listening. I told you what would happen if those numbers came to Mexico., Richard said, Man, it wasnt me. the DEA and saw their friends and families slaughtered; the U.S. prosecutor who oversaw the case; and the DEA agent who led the investigation and who, like most people in this story, has family ties on both sides of the border. Mex. This story was co-published with National Geographic. The gunmen opened the gate. How can I explain how I felt? None of my calls went through. He had bruises all over his body. We had put pressure on people to cooperate. Still today, the Allende massacre is testimony to the importance of information security in a country fraught with institutional corruption. En una cruel venganza, Los Zetas mataron a todas las personas con el apellido Garza en Allende, incluyendo mujeres y nios, y destruyeron sus casas y ranchos. There was no movement of any kind. There was Knierim has since been promoted and is now the agencys deputy chief of operations in Washington. He is a Texas native and has family in Coahuila. The only thing I asked them was whether they were certain they were right. Foto de Internet. My family had been in the area for a long time. Many victims were taken to a ranch just outside Allende and owned by the Garza Gaytan Family which had storage sheds. They broke into houses, they looted them and burned them. En qu est la investigacin de la masacre Mexicana de Allende, en la que mataron a 300 personas? They doused them with fuel and lit them on fire, feeding the flames for hours and hours. Then the traffickers embedded themselves in society buying businesses, staging galas, recruiting from or marrying into local families. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We've got 14 adventures going to San Miguel De Allende, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 22 days. +17 photos. The night belongs to us.. The properties belonged to one of Allende's oldest clans, the Garzas. Malkin, Elisabeth. The boss did it. The 66-year-old Mexican legend, with over 30 movie credits and TV shows to his name, and more than a dozen best-selling records, is one of the stars of Bravo's new reality show Mexican Dynasties. I knew Jose was in a position to help us. I gave it a shot. The destruction and disappearances went on in fits and starts for weeks. He said, OK. I dont know what it is. You know that in this line of work, there are going to be consequences. Kitchen. They killed the future we had, the plans, the dreams, the illusions, the peace, everything. Federico De la Garza was born on 22 Apr 1899 in Allende, Mxico, son of Ventura de la Garza (1863 - >1907) and Maria del Refugio (Ramirez) de la Garza (>1869 - 1907). As for the Zetas, it wasnt hard for them to identify who within the cartel may have betrayed them since very few people had access to their PIN numbers. a few other important people. And for a long time, there was only one boss, named Vicente Lafuente Guereca. When information was passed on previous occasions, it always seemed that something would happen. there. We have testimony from people who say they participated in the crime. Theres something going on. . It was 42. The day Hctor was supposed to give me the numbers, I called him. Former Governor sues Mexican academic and activist Sergio Aguayo for editorial. Oscar Garza, aged 19, who landed in America . I think Richard was of the same mindset. His sister, who had married a Garza, had disappeared along with her entire family. We had believed all this time that the people who did this had been brought from another state. Ignacio Allende Unzaga 1769-1811 Married toN N Ignacio Allende Unzaga 1769-1811 Married 10 April 1801, San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato, toMara de la Luz Fuentes 1802; Mara Manuela Allende Unzaga 1770-Married in 1803, San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato, toJuan Mara Lanzagorta Gmez de Acosta 1765-Mariana Allende Unzaga 1772-1830 For example, they began operating money exchange houses at the border, to exchange dollars for pesos. Just think about that. by relatives, friends, victims support groups, court files or news reports to the Zetas siege that year. Name Birth Death; Aguirre, Castillo, Cruz C. 14 Sep 1888: 10 Aug 1991 - Slaton, Texas Englewood Cemetery: Family Tree: Aguirre, Mencho: Family Tree: Alviar, Medrano . A 12-year veteran of the agency, he led Operation Too Legit to Quit. The original head of probably the single most influential and extensive capitalist family in Mexico was Isaac Garza Garza, the son of Juan de la Garza Martnez, mayor of Monterrey, and Manuela Garza, Jewish immigrants from Spain who had settled in the region of Monterrey, Nuevo Len. It reported that Pias body, found behind a Catholic elementary school, had been riddled with bullets. The Andrea blames herself for what happened to him. Everything had been thrown around. Im on my way., Theres no playbook to tell you what to do when someone steals your child. Allende brings to life a complex South American country - the rich, the poor . Wheres Gerardo?, I asked, What are you talking about? Otro sitio realizado con garza family allende mexico. Size. ALLENDE 1 2: ALLENDE-SALAZAR 1: ALMADA 1: ALMAZAN 1: ALMESTO 1: ALVA 1: ALVARADO 1: ALVAREZ 1: ALVISO 1: AMADO 1: AMADOR 1: . Se estima que la familia fue la que sufri ms prdidas, con casi 20 muertos. Record information. The family mostly raised livestock and did odd contracting jobs, Many of the properties were in busy, well-to-do neighborhoods within sight or Evaristo Trevio, Allendes fire chief at the time, said, The only thing we could do is stand down, out of fear of the threats we faced We were afraid for our lives. We realized that there was a two-sided government, the official one and the criminal one that was in charge. He complained about it to the military. You guys think that youre so tough because youve got weapons, and that theres nothing we can do about it. He said that several of the men who worked with my husband had not arrived home the previous night. Only $124.95 Buy A Conference Pass About the author Moises Garza I have doing my family genealogy since 1998. Theyre very significant. . Let me call [my lawyer]. I went to the police and asked, Why in the hell did you let those assholes beat my son? I took the keys to their patrol cars. When it comes down to it, a lot of these guys flee the United States. He started shouting at him. I began calling him. They were killing people before that happened, and they killed people after the numbers were passed. I was still hanging around those people. Sources: ProPublica, OpenStreetMap contributors. There is no first step. 2 Habitaciones 6620 ft. Because I was holding 596 kilos of cocaine for the cartel, and 40 sent a guy to take it back from me. Sanchezs son Gerardo, 15, a high school football player who had nothing to do with the Zetas or the drug trade, has become a symbol of the brutal attack. In the words of Thompson, [The Allende] story [is] about the permeability of the border of what its like when a cartel infiltrates your town and most of all, what its like to live in a country where you dont trust anyone enough to help.. because I hadnt shown up. The 21st most prevalent Hispanic surname in the USA. How can you possibly think this is the right way to help bring us closure? I could finally speak openly with my daughter about what had happened. why. Everyone was afraid of them. A father of four and avid body builder, Cuellar controlled most of the Zetas operations in and around Allende and Piedras Negras, which sits across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. Rodolfo was inconsolable. Size. But Martinez agreed to speak, briefly choking up when asked about his role in the massacre. people who lived in those houses and took them to a ranch just outside of Allende. Law enforcement sources close to the case said that after Martinez gave the intelligence to his superior, it was passed to a DEA supervisor in Mexico City. My mother and father still lived in Allende. The man told me, Theres something bad going on at the ranch. Felipe Garza: Family by Aline Smithson December 27, 2016 Felipe Garza, Four Mothers. Just make sure you dont tell them nothing. Interviews for this story have been condensed and edited for space and clarity.