▁about ▁ten ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁had ▁prof ound ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁by ▁bringing ▁the ▁area ▁out ▁of ▁economic ▁and ▁cultural ▁isol ation . ▁ ▁When ▁T ierra ▁Am ar illa ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁the ▁vill agers ▁set ▁about ▁building ▁a ▁cour th ouse . ▁This ▁structure ▁was ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁present ▁one , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁gained ▁not or iety ▁fifty ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁gun f ight ▁between ▁land ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁and ▁authorities . ▁The ▁ne oc lass ical ▁design ▁by ▁Isaac ▁R app ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Cour th ouse ▁ra id ▁The ▁Ali anza ▁Federal ▁de ▁Mer cedes , ▁led ▁by ▁Re ies ▁T ij er ina , ▁ra ided ▁the ▁Rio ▁Ar rib a ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Att empt ing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁citiz en ' s ▁arrest ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁att orney ▁" to ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁government ▁and ▁Ang lo ▁sett lers ▁had ▁us ur ped ▁His pan ic ▁land ▁grant ▁properties ", ▁an ▁armed ▁struggle ▁in ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁en su ed ▁resulting ▁in ▁T ij er ina ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁fle eing ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁with ▁two ▁prisoners ▁as ▁host ages . ▁E ul og io ▁Sal azar , ▁a ▁prison ▁guard , ▁was