Josefa Segovia, also known as Juanita or Josefa Loaiza, was a Californio (Mexican-Californian) woman who was lynched by hanging in Downieville, California, United States, on July 5, 1851. She is known as the first recorded Mexican woman to be lynched in California.
Josefa Segovia, also known as Juanita or Josefa Loaiza, was a Californio (Mexican-Californian) woman who was lynched by hanging in Downieville, California, United States, on July 5, 1851. She is known as the first recorded Mexican woman to be lynched in California.
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