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The city of El Paso acquired the property on which the Plaza is located in 1881 from William T. Smith. Smith had bought the land from the heirs of its early owner, Juan Maria Ponce de Leon, a prominent El Paso figure, who had owned the spot since 1827. The square had since been the location of the corrals for de León’s ranch.
"Los Amos del Valle" (1979) Francisco José Herrera Luque ( Caracas , 14 December 1927 – Caracas, 15 April, 1991) was a Venezuelan writer, psychiatrist and diplomat. He is the author of several well-known historical novels, including: Boves, el Urogallo (1972), Los Amos del Valle (1979) and La Luna de Fausto (1983).
The Ford showroom is one of four auto showrooms at the renamed Casa Autoplex in Las Cruces as shown Sept. 20. El Paso's Casa Auto Group bought the 20-acre, former Borman Autoplex, which includes ...
The homestead is located at 1120 Magoffin Ave. in El Paso, Texas and is currently jointly owned by the City of El Paso and the State of Texas. It has been maintained by the Texas Historical Commission since 2007 when authority of that agency was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [ 3 ] which had overseen the historic site ...
Casa Fiesta Mexican Foods Casa Fiesta offers Mexican prepared foods. It is the only major brand of Mexican food still produced in El Paso, TX. The line includes sauces, dips, shells, beans, rice, dinner kits, and seasoning mixes. Mexene Chili Powder. Today, Mexene is manufactured in El Paso, Texas, by Bruce Foods.
It is the second historic neighborhood of El Paso, the first being Barrio Chihuahuita. [9] The railroad arrived in El Paso in 1881, and afterwards, the population of El Paso grew quickly. [9] The first resident of Segundo Barrio was a campesino, or farm worker, named Santiago Alvarado, who received a Mexican land grant to farm the area in 1834. [2]
Fiesta de las Flores is the oldest Hispanic festival in the Southwest. The three-day fiesta is held each year during the Labor Day weekend and emphasizes El Paso's Hispanic heritage and culture. The festival attracts 20,000 to 30,000 visitors from El Paso County, New Mexico, West Texas and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. [4]
Temple San Ignacio de Loyola is a Catholic church building that is in El Paso, Texas. The current church was designed and executed from 1913 to 1922 by Gustavus A. Trost, of the Trost & Trost architectural and engineering company. The building is still in use, as of late 2023, and is part of the Diocese of El Paso.