A Wound Too Deep To Show: A Preliminary Study of the Legacy of Falcon International Dam, 1953-2023

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dc.contributor.authorVaverek, Margaret A.
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Lorin M.
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Beatriz Izaguirre
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-19T14:23:17Z
dc.date.available2024-03-19T14:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis study details the impacts upon the people of Zapata County, Texas when Falcon International Dam was built. The Dam was a joint project of Mexico and the U.S. to harness the waters of the Rio Grande in the early 1950s. This work brings to light the struggles of the people in Zapata County and their fight for justice as their ancestral lands and homes were seized by the United States government with little compensation. They were forced to move and start new lives away from the river which had been the source of their livelihood for generations. This work also looks at the next generation “the children of Falcon Dam” as they continue to be impacted by the events surrounding the building of Falcon Dam- now 70 years later.
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dc.identifier.citationVaverek, Margaret A., Flores, Lorin M, Flores, Beatriz Izaguirre. A Wound Too Deep To Show: A Preliminary Study of the Legacy of Falcon International Dam, 1953-2023. Jounal of South Texas, Fall, 2023. Kingsville, TX.: College of Arts & Sciences, Texas A&M. pages 45-65.
dc.identifier.issn1099-9310
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/18267
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth Texas Historical Association
dc.sourceThe Journal of South Texas, Fall 2023, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 45-65.
dc.subjectFalcon Dam
dc.subjectdisplacement
dc.subjectHispanic Americans
dc.subjectFalcon, Texas
dc.subjectZapata, Texas
dc.subjectZapata County, Texas
dc.subjectCuellar family
dc.subjectIzaguirre family
dc.subjectInternational Boundery and Water Commission
dc.subjectproperty values
dc.subjectcompensation
dc.subjectcemetery relocation
dc.subjectSpanish land grants
dc.subjectcondemnation proceedings
dc.titleA Wound Too Deep To Show: A Preliminary Study of the Legacy of Falcon International Dam, 1953-2023
dc.typeArticle

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