William Ellis was a Texas Slave who became a Mexican Millionaire. As a child, Ellis learned Spanish being raised along the Mexican border. After the emancipation, he used his skills to capitalize on his knowledge, appearance, and personality. Ellis created an alter ego, the Mexican Guillermo Eliseo. However, Ellis was keeping a secret, he was […]
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