Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant
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The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Onate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the Rio Grande on their way to conquer the current territory of New Mexico. Sixty years later, a Franciscan, assisted by Manso Indians, led the construction of the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church in 1659 on the southern banks of the Rio Grande in present-day Juarez. The church paintings and architectural motifs represent the first Latino art renderings of the borderlands.
Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant
Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s…
Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant
The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Onate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the Rio Grande on their way to conquer the current territory of New Mexico. Sixty years later, a Franciscan, assisted by Manso Indians, led the construction of the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church in 1659 on the southern banks of the Rio Grande in present-day Juarez. The church paintings and architectural motifs represent the first Latino art renderings of the borderlands.