Photos: Violent protests in Hermosillo in 1967
University students in Mexico led sometimes violent protests in Hermosillo in 1967.
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Protesters overturn a burning bus in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. A mob of 2,000 protesters stopped a bus with supporters of the PRI candidate for governor. They were released unharmed. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Protesters running in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Young men, one, at left holding a sword, grab what appear to be Molotov cocktails during unrest in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Ariz. Gov. Jack Williams illegally "loaned" hundreds of tear gas canisters to the Sonoran government in advance of the confrontations. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Young protestors with what appear to be Molotov cocktails during riots in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Four Mexican government officials bought carbine rifles and ammunition at least four Tucson gun stores. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Scene after rioters set fire to a bus and overturned it in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Students returned to classes after a few days. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Protestors mill about after a bus was set ablaze in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Protestors scuffle during unrest in Hermosillo, Mexico, in March, 1967. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
Faustino Felix Serna acknowledges the crowd moments after being nominated as the PRI candidate for governor of Hermosillo in March, 1967. Student leaders and labor did not like the PRI candidate. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen
Hermosillo protests of 1967
A supposed private PRI party army armed with sticks and clubs known as "The Green Wave" lines up outside a theater hosting a PRI nominating convention in Hermosillo, Sonora, in March, 1967, awaiting the arrival of Faustino Felix Serna, a candidate for governor of Sonora. Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen