• Sit for a spell under a cottonwood tree and view the Franklin Mountains, seemingly nestled between the U.S. and Mexico flags in front of the visitor center. The two flags reflect our heritage; this land once belonging to Mexico and now to the U.S.

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Chamizal Oral History Project (El Chamizal Proyecto de Historia Oral)

Chamizal Oral History Project:
Redefining Borders, Redefining Home

The project documents the memories of individuals associated or affected by the Chamizal dispute; a century-long, international boundary conflict involving disputed territory in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Oral History interviews with key individuals will enrich Chamizal National Memorial's understanding of its own past while contributing to the historic record by preserving these experiences and making them accessible to researchers and the general public.

For more information, please contact Project Leader Todd Smith at 915-532-7273 ext.131.

El Chamizal Proyecto de Historia Oral:
Definiendo Frontera, Definiendo Hogar
El proyecto documenta las memorias de los individuos asociados ó afectados por la disputa de El Chamizal. Por un largo siglo el conflicto de limites internacionales envolvio la disputa de territorio en El Paso, Texas y Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. La historia oral entrevisto a individuos clave que enriquecieron el Chamizal National Memorial entendiendo su propio pasado mientras contribuyeron a una evidencia historica al preservar estas experiencias y hacerias accesibles a investigadores y publico en general.

Para mas informacion por favor contace a el lider de el proyecto Todd Smith al 915-532-7273 ext. 131.

 
1969 Chamizal-region
1969 aerial image of the Chamizal area
 

Did You Know?

U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mexican President Lopez Mateos

During the talks that led up to the Chamizal Convention, instead of rendering handshakes, both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson were encouraged to greet their Mexican counterparts with an Abrazo  –  a customary embrace that is still widely practiced in the Southwest.