12 Facts About Yginio Salazar

Yginio Salazar was a member of the Lincoln County Regulators during the Lincoln County War.

Yginio Salazar is listed in the 1880 census of Las Tablas, Lincoln County as a stepson in the family of Francisco and Paula Luma, along with his brothers Romulo and Jose, listed in the 1860 Valencia County census.

Yginio Salazar grew up on the Hondo River, but his family eventually settled a few miles west of Lincoln.

Yginio Salazar learned how to play the fiddle when he was little and was hired to play at a dance at Fort Stanton and was paid $50 for doing it.

Also, Yginio Salazar became a skilled horseman and good with a rifle and pistol.

Yginio Salazar met Billy the Kid, and looked up to him as a role model.

The only battle Yginio Salazar fought in during the Lincoln County War was the Five-Day Battle and was one of the fourteen Regulators inside the McSween house.

Yginio Salazar crawled to his sister-in-law's house, a half-mile away from Lincoln, and was treated by the Fort Stanton doctor, Dan Appel.

Yginio Salazar cannot be located in the 1885 Territorial Census.

The census lists the household of Yginio Salazar married to Isabel.

Yginio Salazar spoke both English and Spanish and could read and write.

Yginio Salazar continued to farm in Lincoln County until his death on January 7,1936.