Louis Cardis
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Louis Cardis (1825-1877) was an American politician.
He was born in the Piedmont region of Italy. He served as a captain in Giuseppe Garibaldi's army before immigrating to the United States in 1854.
Cardis moved to El Paso, Texas in 1864. He quickly learned the Spanish language and established a political power base with the Mexican 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[citation needed] with the help of Charles 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.
[edit] 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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