Article narrates how an emissary of the Mexican government, Santos Flores, was mistaken for Manuel Flores, a man trying to turn the American Indians of Oklahoma against the young Republic of Texas, within the newspapers. Manuel was believed to be dead due an altercation with Texas Rangers at the time of Santos' arrest and escape.
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Article narrates how an emissary of the Mexican government, Santos Flores, was mistaken for Manuel Flores, a man trying to turn the American Indians of Oklahoma against the young Republic of Texas, within the newspapers. Manuel was believed to be dead due an altercation with Texas Rangers at the time of Santos' arrest and escape.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.