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At a meeting to make Alamosa more beautiful, most presentations were in English but one in Spanish
At a meeting to make Alamosa more beautiful, most presentations were in English but one in Spanish
May 9, 2019
The newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle
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
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
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
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
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
State Board of Education says it cannot stop segregation of Mexican children in Alamosa in a special school
State Board of Education says it cannot stop segregation of Mexican children in Alamosa in a special school
Marriage of a couple said to be popular with the Spanish-American settlement in Alamosa
Marriage of a couple said to be popular with the Spanish-American settlement in Alamosa
An old shoe-repair shop in Antonito in Conejos County, near the New Mexico border
An old shoe-repair shop in Antonito in Conejos County, near the New Mexico border
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