<html>Historical Archaeology of <i>Tejano</i> Erasure in the Rio Grande Valley</html>
Author(s): Edward Gonzalez-Tennant
Year: 2025
Summary
This is an abstract from the "What’s Going on in Texas? Current Topics in Texas Archaeology" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
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Anglo settlement of the Rio Grande Valley began in the late 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup> century. Part of this colonization involved the whitewashing of the region’s history, including the erasure of Tejano communities, descendants of earlier Spanish, Mexican, and Mestizo settlers. Historical scholarship has minimized this history until recently and instead focused on myths about the 'taming' of the region by Anglo settlers. This paper discusses a collaborative project began in 2023 at a rancho in Starr County, Texas. The paper’s focus is archaeology’s emerging contribution to documenting and raising awareness about the region's Tejano and Mexican American culture. Ongoing efforts include working with descendants and the Texas Historical Commission to secure a historical marker for the site.
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Historical Archaeology of Tejano Erasure in the Rio Grande Valley. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant. Presented at The 90th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2025 ( tDAR id: 510280)
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Abstract Id(s): 51757