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Manuel Sarabia

Released
Race:Hispanic
Era:1900s
State:Arizona
Support
Anarchism Anti-Imperialism
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Biography

Manuel Sarabia, a Partido Liberal Mexicano militant, was seized on June 30, 1907, in Arizona and kidnapped across the border, held in the Hermosillo penitentiary about five days until public pressure secured his return. He was later arrested again in the United States as an editor of Revolución, released on bail, and fled abroad.

Case

Hermosillo penitentiary
Charges: Cross-border kidnapping and later arrest as an editor of Revolución
Arrested: Jun 30, 1907
Sentence: Seized on June 30, 1907, in Arizona and kidnapped across the border, held about five days in the Hermosillo penitentiary until public pressure secured his return; later arrested again in the U.S. as an editor of Revolución, released on bail, and fled abroad.
Institution State: Arizona