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Black plaque № 24388

Laredo, TX, United States

El Barrio Azteca. One of the earliest residential neighborhoods in Laredo, this area was first divided into lots in the 1870s and 1880s. Residents worshiped at San Augustin Catholic Church and "La Iglesia Presbiteriana Sinai," which was established in 1895. The Mexican revolution that began about 19

10 induced many Mexicans to emigrate to the United States. By 1911 "La Escuela Amarilla" (the Yellow School) and the water well in "La Plaza De la Noria" were the center of the self-sufficient communi

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