Roughly 75 heavily armed Mexican cowboys rode into El Paso. The Mexicans were on a quest for two missing young Mexican cowboys, Sanchez and Juarique, plus 30 missing cattle that were stolen from their ranch in Mexico. The missing cattle belonged to a wealthy Mexican rancher who hired the armed posse to locate them.
A group of 75 heavily armed Mexican cowboys rode into El Paso seeking the return of two missing young cowboys, Sanchez and Juarique, along with 30 stolen cattle belonging to a wealthy rancher. They were accompanied by a posse hired to recover the livestock.