Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851-1924) was a cowboy from New Mexico. He was a member of a Mexican-American Indian tribe. Chavez y Chavez became a cowboy at a relatively young age, when he joined Billy the Kid's group. In the 1988 movie, Young Guns, Chavez y Chavez was portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American West (appoximately 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... The only known picture of Billy the Kid. ... Young Guns is a 1988 action/western film directed by Christopher Cain and written by John Fusco. ... Phillips from a promo poster for La Bamba Lou Diamond Phillips (born Louis Upchurch on February 17, 1962, at Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines), named for Marine legend Lou Diamond, is an American actor. ...

One of a few Indians to crossover and become the kind of person who is nowadays typically known as a cowboy, Chavez y Chavez nevertheless dressed, lived and acted like one, but he was also fiercely proud of being an Indian, and he respected, to some degree at least, his tribe's beliefs.

Chavez y Chavez joined Billy the Kid in his twenties. Already having committed a number of small robberies and other crimes, Chavez y Chavez would prove useful to Billy the Kid's gang. Together with Billy and the four other members of the gang, Chavez y Chavez engaged in the Lincoln County War that lasted from 1878 to 1879. The Lincoln County War was a conflict between two entrenched factions in 19th century Americas western frontier. ...

Chavez y Chavez met Billy the Kid, Jim French, Fred Waite, Charlie Bowdre, John Middleton, and Tom O'Folliard after he decided to join the Tunstall-McSween group in their war against the Dolan group. Inside the Tunstall-McSween group, another group was formed, to try to give the Tunstall-McSween group an edge over the Dolans. "The Regulators", as they were known, were forty five gunfighters that included Jose Chavez y Chavez. During some point of his tenure as a member of "The Regulators", Chavez y Chavez met Billy the Kid and his other friends, joining the group thereafter. The only known picture of Billy the Kid. ... Fred Waite (September 28, 1853-September 24, 1895) was a Native American who turned into a cowboy and joined Billy the Kids gang. ... Charlie Bowdre (1848–December 23, 1880) was an American cowboy. ... Sir John Middleton (1870–1954) was a British colonial and administrator. ... Born in Texas in 1858, Tom OFolliard was the best friend of the famous outlaw Billy the Kid. ...

On February 28, 1878, John Tunstall was murdered. On April 1 of the same year, Lincoln's sheriff, a Dolan backer, was killed by the Kid's gang, and Chavez y Chavez credited himself with this killing. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Lincoln, New Mexico is a small community approximately 57 miles west of Roswell (by road). ...

Eventually, more killings from both sides followed, leading to the burning of the McSween home on July 19. Fourteen people lived at the house, including Mr. McSween and his wife, as well as twelve cowboys. Six people died in the fire, but every member of the Kid's gang was able to escape. A large bonfire. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...

By March of 1879, New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace began a fight against crime in that state, and one of his priorities was to stop the ongoing war between the Dolans and the Tunstall-McSween backers. With this in mind, Wallace made the Lincoln County Mounted Rifles, a group of which Chavez y Chavez became a member, as a private. The "Mounted Rifles" failed in their purposes, however, and the group lasted only about three months, period during which Chavez y Chavez kept being a member of Billy's gang. Lew Wallace Lewis Lew Wallace (April 10, 1827–February 15, 1905) was an American Civil War general, U.S. statesman and author, who is probably best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur. ...

Chavez y Chavez allegedly testified, alongside Billy the Kid, in court to try to implicate the Army in connection to the burning of the McSween house and subsequent deaths occurred during the fires. It is believed that, in 1880, Chavez y Chavez murdered a dangerous convict in a New Mexico jail. Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ...

Jose Chavez y Chavez became adrift after Billy the Kid's death, travelling across the American Southwest, sometimes without any particular destination in mind. He did arrive at Las Vegas (New Mexico), in time to meet Bob Ford, official killer of Jesse James. According to legend; the two had agreed to a shooting game between them. So impressed was Ford with Chavez y Chavez's gun abilities, that he fled immediately after he was asked to have a duel against Chavez y Chavez. The Plaza Hotel, built in 1881, on the Plaza of West Las Vegas. ... Jesse James. ... For an account of the Steven Spielberg film, see Duel (movie). ...

Chavez y Chavez soon became a policeman. But he allegedly was not able to leave his life as a desperado, becoming friends with Vicente Silva and joining Silva's two gangs, including the Gorras Blancas (the "White Caps"), a group which was then linked by the general public with terrorism. Silvas' other group, "Bandits Society" is said to have operated much like the mafia, trying to make profits by forcing people out of their properties. Police forces are government organizations charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order, and to protect the general public from harm. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

Vicente Silva ordered the killing of Patricio Maes, which was carried on October 22, 1892 by Chavez y Chavez, Eugenio Alarid and Julian Trujillo. In February 1893, the group performed the murder of Silvas' brother in law, Gabriel Sandoval. But Sandoval's death backfired on Silva, when his wife became concerned about the whereabouts of her brother. When Silva ordered Chavez y Chavez, Alarid and Trujillo to kill his wife, the three gunmen became worried about Silva's mental state; they decided to kill him as well when they were digging Silva's wife's grave, and so; Silva and his wife were both murdered by Chavez y Chavez, Alarid and Trujillo as Silva carried his wife to them. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1894, some men were arrested and brought to the courts of law in connection with the killing of Patricio Maes. Chavez y Chavez became a fugitive, but he was eventually arrested on May 26. A jury found him guilty, and he was given the death sentence. A second trial came, and Chavez y Chavez was again given a death sentence. This decision was later overturned by a new Governor in New Mexico, who felt compelled to commute Chavez y Chavez's sentence to life in prison instead, given the publicity that this case garnered and the public's pressure towards the Government sparing Chavez y Chavez of his death at the time. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... See also Portal:Law The stela of King Hammurabi depicts the god Shamash revealing a code of laws to the king. ... A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ...

During a jail riot, Chavez y Chavez helped the police. This would pay him off when, on January 11, 1909, New Mexico's Governor George Curry granted him a pardon. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Well-known people named George Curry include: George Curry (Governor of New Mexico Territory) George Curry (Wild Bunch) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

For the remaining fifteen years of his life, Chavez y Chavez led a relatively quiet life, and he died of natural causes at his home in 1924, with a friend by his side.

External links

• Hombre muy Malo Jose Chavez y Chavez biography in English