Chihuahua City, Mexico

This is a very significant/recurring location in the story. The Kid after escaping the massacre of Captain White's regiment, the kid is arrested by Mexican authorities and is held prisoner in Chihuahua City, until he is freed and joins the Glanton Gang. The rest of the novel involves the Glanton Gang getting bounty contracts and returning to Chihuahua City to cash in their collected scalps and afterward celebrating, repeating the process until they are chased out of Mexico.

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Coordinates

Latitude: 28.643375300000
Longitude: -106.058790800000

Timeline of Events Associated with Chihuahua City, Mexico

Date Event Manage
The start of the month Spring 1849

The Kid Taken Prisoner

After the attack The Kid is arrested by Mexican militia and is held in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
circa. The middle of the month Spring 1849

Join the Gang

Days after the arrest, The Kid and Louis Toadvine join the Glanton Gang.
The start of the month Spring 1849

Celebration in Chihuahua City

After their successful exhibition, the Gang sells their bounty of Apache scalps in Chihuahua City. There they celebrate, celebrating in the city, causing chaos and debauchery. After this, the Gang decides they don't care who they scalp, all scalps look the same. Now they hunt both Native Americans and Mexicans.
The middle of the month Autumn 1849

The Glanton Gang is Hunted

After Mexican authorities discover The Glanton Gang is killing Mexican people for scalps, a bounty is placed on John Glanton, and the gang is chased out of Mexico by General Elia's army.