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After the prisoners were captured, word was sent from Mexico City
to execute them all. Not wanting to provoke another war, it was decided
to kill every 10th prisoner. This was arranged by conducting a lottery
of white and black beans. Although this is referred to as the "Infamous
Black Bean Episode", we find it pretty democratic, although they
had the officers draw their beans first which wouldn't sit well with
today's military.
While there's a pleasant little restaurant in San Antonio called The
Black Bean Café, we wouldn't recommend them opening a branch anywhere
near La Grange.
© John Troesser |
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