by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Sep 24, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
By Dr. Ricardo RomoThe abundance of fresh water in San Antonio brought the first people to its springs and rivers more than 10,000 years ago. Historian W.W. Newcomb, Jr. writes that “the San Pedro Springs was “the focal point of three or more affiliated Coahuiltecan...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Sep 19, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
By Ricardo RomoWhile there are fifteen parks, schools, buildings, and roads named for Southsider Frank Tejeda, few people really know his accomplishments. There are only a few scholarly studies that discuss his life and political career. Understanding Tejeda’s life...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Aug 25, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
By Dr. Ricardo RomoThe Culebra Street corridor is the only community on the Westside where for over a half a century (1930-1980) Latinos, Blacks and Anglos lived in close proximity. In the last fifty years the community has changed dramatically in terms of racial and...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Jul 26, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
By Dr. Ricardo Romo Jacinto Guevara moved to San Antonio in the early 1990s from his hometown of La Puente, California. He is a product of East LA schools and now lives in East SA. He grew up drawing on scrap pieces of paper and with the encouragement of his par-...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Jul 26, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
By Dr. Ricardo RomoSan Antonio’s social and cultural history has been enriched over the years by its many Latino neighbor- hoods. Many of them date back to the World War I era of the 1910s. From 1910- 1940 most Latinos lived in the Westside, a community that extended...
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