Lynching of Elias Zarate
Background
Background
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Texas was a very hostile place towards Mexicans after [World War I](/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"). According to Lawrence A. Cardoso right after [World War I](/wiki/World_War_I "World War I") ended, one Mexican national was lynched a week in the state of Texas. 

On Thursday, November 9, 1922, Elias V. Zarate was part of a crew erecting a creamery at Weslaco. A fight broke out after a co\-worker, J.L. Sullivan, got Zarate fired when Sullivan complained about the quality of his work. In the fight, Sullivan's arm was broken and Zarate was arrested by Weslaco police.   Zarate was placed into an unguarded building that was sometimes used as a jail.


Where was Elias V. Zarate placed after his arrest?