Glanton gang
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The Glanton gang was a historical mid-19th-century American scalp-hunting mercenary group that operated along the U.S.-Mexico border, notorious for its extreme violence and lawlessness.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mercenary group
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paramilitary group ⓘ scalp-hunting gang ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1849 ⓘ |
| activity |
banditry
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killing Apaches for bounties ⓘ killing Mexican civilians for scalps ⓘ raiding settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apache Wars
NERFINISHED
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U.S.-Mexico border violence ⓘ |
| basedOnTreatyOrContractWith |
Mexican state of Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican state of Sonora ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Mexican authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local populations in northern Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedBy | violent confrontation in Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
including Mexican members
ⓘ
primarily Anglo-American ⓘ |
| hasMember |
John Joel Glanton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judge Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ various American mercenaries ⓘ various Mexican mercenaries ⓘ |
| historicalBasisFor | Glanton-Holden gang in "Blood Meridian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | novel "Blood Meridian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| laterLegalStatus | outlaws ⓘ |
| laterTurnedTo | murdering non-combatants for bounty money ⓘ |
| leader | John Joel Glanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | initially contracted scalp hunters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme violence
ⓘ
lawlessness ⓘ scalp hunting ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.-Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | collecting bounties for Apache scalps ⓘ |
| reputation |
notorious
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outlaw ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
massacres
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robbery ⓘ scalping ⓘ |
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