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here for Author Frank M. Barrios Book,
Mexicans in Phoenix
Hero Street
Mexican-Americans who
gave their lives in defense
of this nation.
Military History, Americas
Defense Not asking what their country could do for them, but what
they could do for their country, many pay the ultimate price
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Mexicans
in Phoenix
Author
Frank M. Barrios
About the author Frank M. Barrios:
A native of Phoenix
and a descendant of one of the valley’s early pioneer families.
As president of Phoenix First Families, a state organization for
families that arrived in Arizona
prior to 1912, Barrios is actively preserving his on heritage. In this volume, he showcases more than 200
photographs gathered from the private collectons of
pioneer Mexican families, as well as his own personal collection.
Phoenix’s
Mexican American community dates back to the founding of the city in
1868. From these earliest days,
Phoenicians of Mexican descent actively participated in the city’s economic
and cultural development, while also fiercely preserving their culture and
heritage in the thriving barrios, by establishing their own businesses and
churches. In 1886, Henry Garfias became the first member of the Mexican community
to be elected a city official. The 20th
century saw the
Creation of organizations, such as La Liga
Protectora and Sociedad Zaragoza, that gave a stronger political voice to the
under represented Mexican population.
In 1953, another member of the Mexican community, Adam Diaz, as elected to
city council. As the century
progressed, the Mexican American population grew and expanded into several
areas of Phoenix,
and today
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