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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Francisco Uviña, 1979 August 14, 2006 November 15
Item
Identifier: UTEP396
Abstract
Born in Durango; recollections of his chilhood and youth; job experiences; came to Ciudad Juárez in 1953; worked as a bracero in Pecos and Ysleta, Texas; accident while on the job; stories told to him by his father concerning the Mexican Revolution and smallpox in Mexico.
Dates:
1979 August 14; Digitization: 2006 November 15
Oral History Interview with José Ramirez
Item
Identifier: UTEP368
Abstract
Member of Otomi Indian tribe biographical data, including his family and life in the tribe; joined the Mexican Army as a young man; the Diaz-Taft meeting in El Paso in 1909' the Mexican Revolution; El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in 1920; labor experiences in Texas, Michigan, and Illinois; the Escobar Revolution and the Cristero Revolt.
Dates:
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