- Louis Cardis
Louis Cardis (1825-1877) was an American politician.
He was born in the
Piedmont region ofItaly . He served as a captain inGiuseppe Garibaldi 's army before immigrating to theUnited States in 1854.Cardis moved to
El Paso, Texas in 1864. He quickly learned theSpanish language and established a political power base with theMexican American citizens of the area.He became involved in a dispute involving salt deposits and the shifting of influence and political power from the Hispanic population to the
Anglo . He was elected to the State Legislature Fact|date=February 2007 with the help ofCharles H. Howard .Cardis had a falling out with Howard after Howard staked an exclusive claim to the salt deposits. Cardis had his allies imprisoned Howard, and Howard retaliated by shooting Cardis to death with a shotgun on October 9, 1877.
Two months later Howard was killed by Cardis' former supporters.
External links
* http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fca49.html
* http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/aa_Vignettes/event_el_paso_salt_war.htm
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