Alamosa & San Luis Valley

The newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle

2019-10-11T03:50:09+00:00

The newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis, with men standing in front; photo taken 1900-1910. The two story house next door belonged  to José Ramos Valdéz (8th from left), a school teacher, translator, poet and editor/publisher of El Heraldo. José Candelario de la Luz Valdéz (5th from the left) was the owner of a general mercantile store, the Costilla County Treasurer, Justice of the Peace, and County Sheriff

San Luis Valley paper announces a new Spanish page for the large % of the Valley’s population who speak Spanish

2019-09-24T06:22:35+00:00

San Luis Valley paper announces a new Spanish page for the large % of the Valley’s population who speak Spanish

Teacher re-hired for the Mexican school south of the tracks, so it must have continued despite previous order allowing children to attend the school nearest them

2019-09-24T05:52:35+00:00

Teacher re-hired for the Mexican school south of the tracks, so it must have continued despite previous order allowing children to attend the school nearest them

Court decides school case in favor of plaintiff, Francisco Maestas, on behalf of his son Miguel, against local school board; Spanish speaking people believe that segregation is based on race, which must be eradicated

2019-09-24T05:53:51+00:00

Court decides school case in favor of plaintiff, Francisco Maestas, on behalf of his son Miguel, against local school board;  Spanish speaking people believe that segregation is based on race, which must be eradicated

Pleadings in case of Frank Maestas vs. School Board; “most of our citizens”think the current arrangement is fine, but the several hundred Spanish Americans think their children are not being treated justly

2019-09-24T05:55:32+00:00

Pleadings in case of Frank Maestas vs. School Board; “most of our citizens”think the current arrangement is fine, but the several hundred Spanish Americans think their children are not being treated justly

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