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March, 2021: The quick and the Dead
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The 1846-48 War with Mexico transferred sovereignty of California from Mexico to the US. It was the border, however, and not the people themselves who moved, and the original “Californios,” primarily of Mexican and native ethnicity, found themselves in a new nation and State with entirely different laws. Economic pressures and ethnic tensions disrupted life for the Californios. In 1858, the Committee of Vigilance hanged seven Californio men in Mission Plaza. A posse pursued Pio Linares, the alleged ringleader, to the Los Osos Valley and killed him in an extended shootout. Were all these men murderers, as alleged? Was the Vigilance Committee pursuing law and order? Or was the whole situation more complex than previously thought? Pete Kelley, noted local author and historian, has studied the record intensively in his latest book, The Quick and the Dead. Pete was the recipient of the History Center's 2020 Award for Local Historic Scholarship. He has served for many years on the History Center's Exhibits Committee, as well as several terms on our Board of Directors, most recently ending in June 2020. He is currently the President of the Avila Beach Community Services District. Friday, March 5, 2021 5:30 pm Taking place online via Zoom Click here to register |
Believed to be the only photograph in existence of Pio Linares. Click on the image to register for the March 2021 Carnegie Lecture.
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Buy the book
We have copies of Pete's book The Quick and the Dead available for sale. We also have Jim Gregory's book SLO County Outlaws, which touches on other similar stories in our county's history.
Chateau Margene "El Pistolero"
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Chateau Margene know a thing or two about good wine. And they know a thing or two about a good story.
Their 2013 "El Pistolero" Cabernet Sauvignon features Pio Linares on the label, and you can buy a bottle while supporting the History Center. Chateau Margene have given the History Center a discount on some gift certificates, which means you can buy a bottle of El Pistolero and half the money will go to supporting local history. Click here to learn more about Chateau Margene. Click below to buy! |
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Every quarter, on the first Friday of the month in which the season changes, we host our Carnegie Lecture. Please keep an eye on this space to learn what the next topic will be. If you want to watch one of our previous lectures, please select one below.
September, 2020 - Dr. Leola Macmilland and Geof Land, Toward a Moment of Reckoning: Understanding the History of Local and National Racial Violence
December, 2020 - Dr. Dan Krieger and James Papp, Eto Park and Brook Street: A Living Testament to Communities Ravaged by Racial Intolerance and Segregation
September, 2020 - Dr. Leola Macmilland and Geof Land, Toward a Moment of Reckoning: Understanding the History of Local and National Racial Violence
December, 2020 - Dr. Dan Krieger and James Papp, Eto Park and Brook Street: A Living Testament to Communities Ravaged by Racial Intolerance and Segregation