Sources in Spanish | Pueblo

Bilingual advertisement in 1976 raising awareness to the equity, respect, and dignity provided by Pueblo Neighborhood Health Centers

Spanish-language page of the newspaper put out by Colorado Fuel & Iron for its employees. Ten years before there were few mentions of anyone with a Spanish name, much less a Spanish section.

1921 Flood After effects, Interview, 1980 (Audio Clip)

Theodora Valles talks about the after effects of the 1921 flood which according to her caused people to be taken to different places in order to be sheltered. The red cross was involved. Many people seemed to have gotten sick from vaccines “shots”, they received. Additionally there was no electricity and homes were very damaged.

1921 Flood Description, Interview, 1980 (Audio Clip)

Theodora Valles talks about how she and others could hear people, horses and cows scream and be taken by the 1921 flood. It was caused by heavy rain which caused the river (or current) to create mass destruction. At the beginning, the flooding was very close to people’s homes and in fact had already reached many homes. It carried with it dead cows. Police were working to get people out of the flood and out of danger but many people tried to stay in their homes and protect their belongings. Many people were not successful.

Pueblo in 1919 and Italian Neighbors, Interview, 1980 (Audio Clip)

In an interview, Theodora Valles and Tom Valles talk about their experience during the Great Depression and living in Pueblo. Here they talk about how Theodora, Toms mother, arrived to Pueblo and about her relationship with her Italian neighbors.