March 1st Birthday

Posted onFebruary 01, 2012 - 4:49 am by Admin | 0 Comments

It is 1929, just before the economic conditions of the United States would turn their darkest. On the border between the United States and Mexico are two hot desert sister towns, Naco, Sonora, a little village on the border of Mexico and Naco (population of about 800), in southeastern Arizona. Both fairly small communities, however, Naco, Mexico having the gambling and drinking saloons, it had the rather seeder reputation. The spring of 1929, strange events would occur to put the other Naco, Arizona on the map.

Mexican Rebellion

The early part of 1929, there was the Cristero or Escobar Rebellion (protesting the heavy taxation and general discontentment with how the country was being run) in Mexico. The Mexican Federal troops dug in around Naco, Sonora, Mexico and under severe attack by the rebel forces in April of that year. The battles became a spectator sport on the Naco, Arizona side. Sightseers gathered to watch the various skirmishes. Now and then a stray bullet would send the sightseers escaping for cover. However, both sides in the conflict were careful to avoid excessive firing coming across the border for fear that the United States military forces would step in and retaliate.

Enter Patrick Murphy - Aviator

With the battles only during the daylight hours, visitors from nearby towns like Bisbee (eight miles away), drove over to Naco, Arizona to watch; sitting in their wagons, vehicles or on the makeshift benches that were provided. One adventurous individual, Patrick Murphy, also knew of the events in both Naco towns. He had his own bi-winged airplane and was somewhat a barnstormer, an aerialist, who performed almost any trick or feat with an airplane.


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