28 Hanged in the Square:America's Forgotten Mass Execution

In 1847, a United States–appointed governor was killed in his own home. He was shot with arrows and scalped in front of his family. What followed was one of the earliest mass executions carried out by American authorities.In this episode of Death Row Stories, I speak with Bob Romero, former president of the Taos County Historical Society and author of a history book on Taos. Standing on Taos Plaza, he explains what happened after the killing of Governor Charles Bent.Men were arrested and put on trial. Romero describes the proceedings as a mock trial or a kangaroo court. The judge had lost his son in the violence. The jury was led by the governor’s own brother. Sentences were handed down quickly.Several men were hanged on the town’s main square. One of the leaders of the uprising, Tomasito Romero, was shot inside the jail before he was ever tried.The events are known as the Taos Revolt. At the time, the territory was under US military control, but sovereignty had not yet changed. Law, power, and punishment collided in the open, in front of the population.This episode explores capital punishment before death row, before modern courts, when executions were public and immediate.A governor scalped.A kangaroo trial.Hangings on the plaza.This is Death Row Stories.Subscribe to the channel to explore the history and reality of the death penalty in the United States.Discover our YouTube Channel:

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