Mexico continued her orgy of rebel executions. Some faced the firing squad bravely, some even joked. General Fernando Reyes himself commanded his executioners, personally issuing the order that brought forth the stream of bullets that killed.
General Adalberto Palacios joined laughingly in a joke that was causing some merriment to the spectators of his approaching death. Then, he rebuked them, saying: "This is no laughing matter."
And, as he was lined up against a wall with Martinez Pulido, the latter asked him for a loan of a few pesos, which he placed on his sombrero, promising them to the soldiers on...
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