Texas Cultura

Overview

• We call it Río Grande• Mexicanos call it Río Grande del Norte• Six governments ruled Texas:– France, Spain, México, Republic of Texas,

Confederate States, United States• Only state in the Union allowed to fly it’s flag

above the U.S. flag

El Paso

• Border city• Across the border from Ciudad Juárez, MX• The “Vaquero” tradition continues to thrive

El Valle de Texas

• Where the red grape fruit grows• State fruit of Texas

El Parque Nacional Big Bend

La Isla del Padre

• A 113 mile-long island off the coast of Texas

San Antonio

• Multicultural city; known for El Paseo del Río and El Alamo

Dallas

• Center for international business

Houston

• It’s port has the highest amount of international shipping commerce in the U.S.

La Arquitectura

• La Biblioteca central de San Antonio:

La Biblioteca Central de San Antonio

• Famous modern library designed by Ricardo Legoretta

Other Spanish Missions

La Capilla de San Elceario• El Paso

El Convento de la Misión de San José

• San Antonio

Tamalada

• A painting by Carmen Lomas Garza depicting a typical Sunday for Mexican-Americans making homemade tamales

“Vaquero”

• Famous glass sculpture by Luís Jiménez in front of the Art Museum of El Paso

Carmen Lomas Garza

• A chicana artist that paints the everyday life of Mexican-Americans

Quesadillas

• Foods like these represent the influence of Mexican food on Texas: Tex-Mex

Tostaditas con Salsa

• Another Tex-Mex snack

La Barbacoa al Estilo Tejando

El Rodeo (The roundup)

El Cinco de Mayo

• More of a Mexican-American holiday, this date commemorates la Batalla de Puebla which is a symbol of Mexican unity

Conjunto

• Popular dance in northern Mexico and southern Texas; similar to a polka or a waltz; employs accordions & other polka instruments