Elfego Baca

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elfego Baca, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Elfego Baca's Frisco standoff against Texan cowboys

   1884

   Role: Deputy Sheriff (described as self-appointed or otherwise uncertain in the sources)

   1. 11884 · Lower San Francisco PlazaStandoff at Lower San Francisco Plaza

      Baca held off a mob of Texas cowboys in Lower San Francisco Plaza, gaining a reputation as a hero.

   2. 2October 1884 · Middle San Francisco Plaza (today Middle Frisco)Arrest of Charlie McCarty

      Deputy Sheriff Elfego Baca arrested a drunk cowboy named Charlie McCarty in Middle San Francisco Plaza, taking his gun.

Sources

1. Elfego Baca Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-15
2. San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30