Indiscutiblemente, un trágico acontecimiento en la historia de Estados Unidos que tuvo lugar el 11 de septiembre de 1857 en el suroeste de Utah. Resultó en la brutal matanza de unos 120 emigrantes, principalmente de Arkansas, que viajaban hacia el oeste en la caravana Fancher-Baker. Este acontecimiento sigue siendo un capítulo oscuro y polémico en la historia del Oeste americano.
El día después de la masacre
Los emigrantes, que buscaban llegar a California, habían cruzado el territorio de Utah durante una época de gran tensión y agitación. La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días (SUD o comunmente conocida como mormones) se enfrentó a una importante persecución y desconfianza por parte del gobierno federal, lo que llevó a un clima de miedo y sospecha entre los colonos mormones de Utah. La Guerra de Utah, un conflicto entre la Iglesia SUD y el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, exacerbó aún más estas tensiones.
El grupo Fancher-Baker, compuesto por hombres, mujeres y niños, acampó en Mountain Meadows, un exuberante valle que les ofreció un respiro durante su arduo viaje. Desafortunadamente, la llegada del grupo coincidió con el punto álgido del conflicto entre los mormones y el gobierno federal, lo que llevó a una trágica interpretación errónea de sus intenciones.
Siguiendo las órdenes de los líderes de la milicia local, que creían que los emigrantes eran una amenaza, la milicia mormona, junto con aliados indígenas americanos Paiute, lanzó un ataque contra la caravana. Al principio, los emigrantes lograron defenderse de los atacantes, pero después de un asedio de cinco días, se propuso una tregua engañosa. Se les prometió a los emigrantes un paso seguro si entregaban sus armas y abandonaban el valle.
Tumbas comunes después de la masacre
Trágicamente, una vez que los emigrantes depusieron las armas, fueron traicionados. Los milicianos, junto con sus aliados Paiute, mataron sistemáticamente a los hombres, mujeres y niños mayores. Solo 17 niños pequeños, considerados demasiado pequeños para dar testimonio de los hechos, se salvaron y fueron acogidos por familias mormonas locales.
Después de la masacre hubo intentos de encubrir la participación de la milicia mormona. Sin embargo, a medida que se difundían las noticias sobre la atrocidad, se generó una condena generalizada. En las décadas siguientes se llevaron a cabo varias investigaciones, pero no fue hasta 1874 que John D. Lee, uno de los líderes de la milicia, fue juzgado, condenado y ejecutado por su papel en la masacre.
La masacre de Mountain Meadows sigue siendo un sombrío recordatorio de los peligros del miedo, la desconfianza y las medidas extremas. Subraya la necesidad de reconciliación, comprensión y búsqueda de justicia frente a las injusticias históricas. Hasta el día de hoy, es un tema de estudio y reflexión, y sirve como un claro ejemplo de las consecuencias de la violencia y los prejuicios sin control.
The true servant of GOD keeps both faith and tolerance towards others; even the thoughts of others must be respected, that is the first demonstration of love for him. It is written in the Holy Scriptures in the book of Matthew, Ch. 22 vers.39 “And the second is like it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Amen
The Arkansas immigrants were taking highly bred horses to establish the racing industry, as the gold rush was in full swing in California. When Arkansas immigrants were killed, those horses continued to produce top racing blood in Utah.
This was a tragic and horrible event caused by religious fanaticism and greed on the part of Brigham Young. The Saints had been in Utah but 10 years and were having a hard go of it. Young’s coffers were running low. He saw the wealth of this wagon train of Methodists families when it came through Salt Lake. Forty wagons, 900 longhorn cattle, 250 stock horses, a fine race horse valued at $10,000, four finely carved carriages, $100,000 in gold and silver, and other belongings. This was the wealthiest wagon train to enter Utah territory and Young saw an opportunity to make himself rich. The families were directed to Mountain Meadows as it was a respite stop of the trail with a big meadow, lots of trees, streams running through it, and grazing grasses for the herd of cattle. But it was also surrounded by hills that made targeting the wagon train families much easier. A siege between Mormon church leaders and the wagon train families began and lasted five days. Without water and food and several of their leaders already shot or killed, the families decided to surrender to the Mormon militia after surrendering their weapons in order to get water and food promised by the Mormons. Men and women were matched separated into the meadow and were shot point blank. Infants had their heads bashed against wheels. Many had their throats cut. The murdered were 120 laid out across the meadow. Thirty eight victims were children. 17 children age 6 and under were allowed to survive as they could grow into servitude roles for Mormon families. The bodies of the dead were stripped of their clothing which was tithed to the Mormon church, blood soaked and all. The bodies were not buried by their Mormon killers. Young ended up with the gold from the wagon train. The cattle were branded with the Mormon church brand, an upside down cross. Young built a fine home for his favorite wife and himself and gave her a finely carved carriage with a stag’s head on it and fine jewels from the murdered women. Did he tell her where they came from? The Mormon murderers took wagon loads of goods and John D Lee took one of the fine carriages and gold. Young finished building the temple in Salt Lake City using the gold from the murdered families. Young became wealthy from this vicious crime and bears the brunt of responsibility for the murders. He was no Saint. Only John D Lee was prosecuted and shot by firing squad at Mountain Meadows. The rest of the murderers went on with their lives. The U.S. cavalry came through many months later to a horrific site of the skeletons at the meadow and buried them and erected a huge cross at the site to honor the dead. Young had the cross torn down. “Vengeance is mine, and I have taken a little.” There is no way the murders would have happened without Young’s approval. He had a strong hold of all his church leaders, even choosing their wives for them. The Mormon church owns the murder site today and has never acknowledged its full responsibility for the murders. They tried to blame the Indians and covered up the murders for many years. But history has a way of revealing the truth. This horrific event forever mars the Mormon faith. It should be a deal breaker for every Mormon with a conscience. Show less
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Indiscutiblemente, un trágico acontecimiento en la historia de Estados Unidos que tuvo lugar el 11 de septiembre de 1857 en el suroeste de Utah. Resultó en la brutal matanza de unos 120 emigrantes, principalmente de Arkansas, que viajaban hacia el oeste en la caravana Fancher-Baker. Este acontecimiento sigue siendo un capítulo oscuro y polémico en la historia del Oeste americano.
Los emigrantes, que buscaban llegar a California, habían cruzado el territorio de Utah durante una época de gran tensión y agitación. La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días (SUD o comunmente conocida como mormones) se enfrentó a una importante persecución y desconfianza por parte del gobierno federal, lo que llevó a un clima de miedo y sospecha entre los colonos mormones de Utah. La Guerra de Utah, un conflicto entre la Iglesia SUD y el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, exacerbó aún más estas tensiones.
El grupo Fancher-Baker, compuesto por hombres, mujeres y niños, acampó en Mountain Meadows, un exuberante valle que les ofreció un respiro durante su arduo viaje. Desafortunadamente, la llegada del grupo coincidió con el punto álgido del conflicto entre los mormones y el gobierno federal, lo que llevó a una trágica interpretación errónea de sus intenciones.
Siguiendo las órdenes de los líderes de la milicia local, que creían que los emigrantes eran una amenaza, la milicia mormona, junto con aliados indígenas americanos Paiute, lanzó un ataque contra la caravana. Al principio, los emigrantes lograron defenderse de los atacantes, pero después de un asedio de cinco días, se propuso una tregua engañosa. Se les prometió a los emigrantes un paso seguro si entregaban sus armas y abandonaban el valle.
Trágicamente, una vez que los emigrantes depusieron las armas, fueron traicionados. Los milicianos, junto con sus aliados Paiute, mataron sistemáticamente a los hombres, mujeres y niños mayores. Solo 17 niños pequeños, considerados demasiado pequeños para dar testimonio de los hechos, se salvaron y fueron acogidos por familias mormonas locales.
Después de la masacre hubo intentos de encubrir la participación de la milicia mormona. Sin embargo, a medida que se difundían las noticias sobre la atrocidad, se generó una condena generalizada. En las décadas siguientes se llevaron a cabo varias investigaciones, pero no fue hasta 1874 que John D. Lee, uno de los líderes de la milicia, fue juzgado, condenado y ejecutado por su papel en la masacre.
La masacre de Mountain Meadows sigue siendo un sombrío recordatorio de los peligros del miedo, la desconfianza y las medidas extremas. Subraya la necesidad de reconciliación, comprensión y búsqueda de justicia frente a las injusticias históricas. Hasta el día de hoy, es un tema de estudio y reflexión, y sirve como un claro ejemplo de las consecuencias de la violencia y los prejuicios sin control.
PrisioneroEnArgentina.com
Febrero 6, 2025
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CommentThe true servant of GOD keeps both faith and tolerance towards others; even the thoughts of others must be respected, that is the first demonstration of love for him. It is written in the Holy Scriptures in the book of Matthew, Ch. 22 vers.39
“And the second is like it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Amen
It is not in the book of mormon….
religion and politics divide the people
The Arkansas immigrants were taking highly bred horses to establish the racing industry, as the gold rush was in full swing in California. When Arkansas immigrants were killed, those horses continued to produce top racing blood in Utah.
Brugham Young was responsible of this horrible act
Y a mi me siguen rompiendo las …… a la hora de la siesta
Wish I’d known about this the last time I got door knocked.
LDS to this day still have not formally apologized for this massacre
Joseph Smith was a hustler, he invented his new religion to make money
They show this in American primeaval.
This was a tragic and horrible event caused by religious fanaticism and greed on the part of Brigham Young. The Saints had been in Utah but 10 years and were having a hard go of it. Young’s coffers were running low. He saw the wealth of this wagon train of Methodists families when it came through Salt Lake. Forty wagons, 900 longhorn cattle, 250 stock horses, a fine race horse valued at $10,000, four finely carved carriages, $100,000 in gold and silver, and other belongings. This was the wealthiest wagon train to enter Utah territory and Young saw an opportunity to make himself rich. The families were directed to Mountain Meadows as it was a respite stop of the trail with a big meadow, lots of trees, streams running through it, and grazing grasses for the herd of cattle. But it was also surrounded by hills that made targeting the wagon train families much easier. A siege between Mormon church leaders and the wagon train families began and lasted five days. Without water and food and several of their leaders already shot or killed, the families decided to surrender to the Mormon militia after surrendering their weapons in order to get water and food promised by the Mormons. Men and women were matched separated into the meadow and were shot point blank. Infants had their heads bashed against wheels. Many had their throats cut. The murdered were 120 laid out across the meadow. Thirty eight victims were children. 17 children age 6 and under were allowed to survive as they could grow into servitude roles for Mormon families. The bodies of the dead were stripped of their clothing which was tithed to the Mormon church, blood soaked and all. The bodies were not buried by their Mormon killers. Young ended up with the gold from the wagon train. The cattle were branded with the Mormon church brand, an upside down cross. Young built a fine home for his favorite wife and himself and gave her a finely carved carriage with a stag’s head on it and fine jewels from the murdered women. Did he tell her where they came from? The Mormon murderers took wagon loads of goods and John D Lee took one of the fine carriages and gold. Young finished building the temple in Salt Lake City using the gold from the murdered families. Young became wealthy from this vicious crime and bears the brunt of responsibility for the murders. He was no Saint. Only John D Lee was prosecuted and shot by firing squad at Mountain Meadows. The rest of the murderers went on with their lives. The U.S. cavalry came through many months later to a horrific site of the skeletons at the meadow and buried them and erected a huge cross at the site to honor the dead. Young had the cross torn down. “Vengeance is mine, and I have taken a little.”
There is no way the murders would have happened without Young’s approval. He had a strong hold of all his church leaders, even choosing their wives for them. The Mormon church owns the murder site today and has never acknowledged its full responsibility for the murders. They tried to blame the Indians and covered up the murders for many years. But history has a way of revealing the truth. This horrific event forever mars the Mormon faith. It should be a deal breaker for every Mormon with a conscience.
Show less
my personal opinion of any religion practiced in or around the Bible belt or out in the Midwest may be cult activity.
El salvaje oeste es el título apropiado.