| Mexicans in Tempe Contributor(s): Vega Ph. D., Santos C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738570567 ISBN-13: 9780738570563 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: San Pablo was settled in the early 1800s by Mexican pioneers, also known as aTempeneAos, a south of the Tempe butte. By the 1870s, Mexicans were vital to Tempeas economical growth, assisting in the construction of the C. H. Kirkland and McKinney Canal and the Hayden Flour Mill, and with agriculture soon after the establishment of Fort McDowell. The agricultural field cultivated by the settlers of San Pablo is now Arizona State Universityas main campus. Over time, the Mexican settlers of San Pablo were subjected to eminent domain and were dispersed throughout Maricopa County. To this day, the Mexican population has assisted in the economic development of Arizona ranching, agriculture, private industries, the public sector, and in the defense of the United States in time of war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 305.868 |
| LCCN: 2008936424 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
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| Publisher Description: San Pablo was settled in the early 1800s by Mexican pioneers, also known as "Tempene os," south of the Tempe butte. By the 1870s, Mexicans were vital to Tempe's economical growth, assisting in the construction of the C. H. Kirkland and McKinney Canal and the Hayden Flour Mill, and with agriculture soon after the establishment of Fort McDowell. The agricultural field cultivated by the settlers of San Pablo is now Arizona State University's main campus. Over time, the Mexican settlers of San Pablo were subjected to eminent domain and were dispersed throughout Maricopa County. To this day, the Mexican population has assisted in the economic development of Arizona ranching, agriculture, private industries, the public sector, and in the defense of the United States in time of war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vega Ph. D., Santos C.: - Santos C. Vega is a professor emeritus at the Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University. He served several years on the board of directors of the Arizona Historical Society CAD, Tempe Preservation Commission, and Tempe Tardeada Advisory Board. Vega's publications include numerous articles published in academic encyclopedias and the novel Worm in My Tomato. Vega is a Life-Professed Order of Preachers Laity (OPL) in the Newman Center. He and his wife, Josephine R. Vega, reside in Tempe. |
