Lynching of Elias Zarate
Introduction


**Elias Villarael Zarate** was a 22\-year\-old, Mexican immigrant who was lynched in [Weslaco](/wiki/Weslaco%2C_Texas "Weslaco, Texas"), [Hidalgo County, Texas](/wiki/Hidalgo_County%2C_Texas "Hidalgo County, Texas") by a white mob, his body then being discovered on November 11, 1922\. The lynching of Zarate (also known as the **Weslaco Affair**) was the 15th lynching in Texas. According to the [United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_the_Judiciary "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary") it was the 56th of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United States.  


How old was Elias Villarael Zarate when he was lynched?