General José Inés Salazar

During the time of Máximo Castillo's early detainment in 1914, Fort Bliss had been converted into a gigantic concentration camp that held thousands of Mexican soldiers. General Castillo remained at Fort Bliss until May 4, 1914, when he was taken to Fort Wingate in New Mexico. After his interrogation at Fort Wingate, Máximo was taken back to Fort Bliss where he shared a cell unit with General José Inés Salazar. (The feature photo is of General José Inés Salazar)

The two photos below one of General Salazar and the other photo of Máximo Castillo, separately taken. In addition to the photos common background, what is interesting about these two photos is both were photographed in front of cell block number 25 at Fort Bliss.   

A few months later, General Salazar left Fort Bliss and was sent back to Chihuahua where he was held in the penitentiary in Chihuahua City. In 1916, General Salazar was freed from the prison by Francisco Villa and he then joined Villa's forces. 

General Castillo remained at Fort Bliss until his release in 1916 when he was exiled to Havana, Cuba by the U.S. government. Máximo writes in his memoirs, the U. S. authorities recognized he was innocent of the charges levied against him regarding the explosion of the train in the Cumbre Tunnel. The U.S. authorities had gathered all the necessary evidence to arrive at this conclusion, or they would have never released him. Unfortunately, the press and media during this period never reported on Máximo's final judgment.