The Making of a Mexican American Mayor

Raymond L. Telles of El Paso

Author: Mario T. García
ISBN: 0874042763

Raymond Telles was the first Mexican American mayor of El Paso, Texas, and the most significant Mexican American of his time. This book details his political career from 1948, when he won a hotly contested election for county clerk, to his ambassadorship to Costa Rica.

Publisher: Texas Western Press, University of Texas at El Paso
Publish Date: 1998

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, Biography & Autobiography / Political

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Raza Recource Centro (Location: Wall B)