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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Cultural Demonstrators
Hilda Alegria, tortilla maker

NPS photo by Jerry Ingram

Hilda Alegria makes tortillas as a cultural demonstrator at Tumacácori

Saturdays and Sundays and some weekdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
October through April
Artisans demonstrate traditional crafts on the grounds of Mission San José de Tumacácori. Demonstrations may include paper flower making, Mexican reverse - glass painting, O’odham basketry, pottery, and tortilla making. 
Soldado de Cuera  

Did You Know?
That the soldiers of the frontier who protected the missions were known as soldados de cuera, or "soldiers of the leather jacket."

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Last Updated: October 04, 2006 at 14:37 EST