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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Guadalupe Cruz

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Guadalupe Cruz (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Guadalupe Cruz was born in 1894 in Tepatlitan, Jalisco, Mexico. Her parents were Braulio Jimenez and Silvina Gutierrez. She was married in 1914 and entered the United States at El Paso, Texas, in 1921. Cruz lived and worked in California, Arizona and Colorado. Upon the death of her mother, she returned to Mexico for eight months. In April of 1929 she arrived in Minnesota with her husband and immediately became involved with activities in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and in other activities of the Mexican-American community in St. Paul. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family and life in Mexico; the Mexican Revolution; travel and lice infestation on trains going to the border at Juarez, Mexico; life in the beet fields; life, activities and festivals for the early Mexican-American community in St. Paul; beginnings of activities of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; leaders of the West Side community; songs sung for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12; and family history and family problems. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English. Cruz is one of the oldest members of St. Paul's Mexican-American community. She knew many of the first leaders and was involved with many of the first activities of the church and community.

Dates

  • 07/07/1975 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 49
  • Accession Number: AV1996.92.16

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 10 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 01:22:11 running time

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