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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05964 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
| Title | Pardon of Jose F. Gandara, convicted of conspiracy to start a military expedition against Mexico |
| Date | 31 Mar 1930 |
| Author | Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Jose F. Gandara was convicted by the U.S. District Court of Arizona of conspiracy to "set foot or provide means for a military expedition against a friendly power, the republic of Mexico." He was sentenced to two years in the McNeil Island Penitentiary and a $1,000 fine. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judgment. Accompanied by printed pamphlet, writ of certiorari denied by the U.S. Supreme Court, and two typed letters signed from Manuel C. Tellez, Ambassador of Mexico concerning Gandara's citizenship. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Prisoner Government and Civics Filibuster Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) Mitchell, William DeWitt (1874-1955) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |