The Republic of the Sierra Madre

Episode 16 of Brandon Seale's podcast on the Republic of the Rio Grande. Fiery San Antonian José María Carvajal refuses to give up the dream of a northeastern Mexican republic, only to be defeated by his old commander, Antonio Canales. Carvajal - and his reputation - recover in the turmoil of the French Intervention, however, and he rises to his own moment in the sun as the regional hegemon of Tamaulipas. For a few years. Photo: Arista's Campaign Map, 1840, Courtesy Benson Latin American Co...