Miguel Barren

Miguel Barren was one of three men held in the Albuquerque, New Mexico jail when a mob took them from the jail on the night of January 31, 1881 and hanged them, according to the American Citizen. The newspaper names him with Escatsstico Pera and California Joe. The Hartford Herald also reported on February 9, 1881 that three Mexican men had been taken from the Albuquerque jail and hanged, without names.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

• The Hartford Herald, February 9, 1881, page 4 The Hartford Herald, February 9, 1881
• American Citizen, February 12, 1881, page 1 American Citizen, February 12, 1881