| Tejano Monument Comes to Capitol of Texas |
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| by Tom McGregor | Wed, Jan 6, 2010, 10:23 AM |
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According to the Houston Chronicle, "in a unanimous vote, the State Preservation Board approved the nearly 33-foot-long bronze monument for installation during the next two years in a prime spot along the southern lawn, just east of the Capitol's main driveways." Many of the other documents on the Capitol grounds are single statues and monuments that are smaller in scale than the proposed Tejano monument. Texas state Rep. Richard Pena Raymond, D.-Laredo, a supporter of the new statue, said, "this is a very important step, becauce Tejanos are such an important part of our state's history. One of the reasons this monument is so great is that it will tell a story, not just be a statue. "As approved," as reported by the Chronicle, "the monument wil feature a vaquero on horseback, a Spanish explorr, a longhorn bull and cow and couple holding an infant." Officials said that the base of the monument will be sunset-red granite, the same as the stone of the 1888 statehouse, permitting a visual connection to the Capitol. Laredo sculptor Armando Hinojosa designed the monument and Jaime Beaman of Austin has been appointed as the architect, which was disclosed by officials. The preservation board's executive director, John Sneed, said the $1.1 million cost of the monument is being funded by the state and a private fundraising campaign. This particular project has been in the planning stages for more than two years. "For years," the Chronicle reports that, "Texans have groused privately about the lack of Capitol monuments honoring the state's Spanish and Mexican roots, noting that the dozens of other statues honor most every other group. A Spanish-American War monument carries the Anglicized spelling of Porto Rico - instead of Puerto Rico, another rub for Hispanics." To read the entire article from the Houston Chronicle, link here: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 
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written by Charlie Linebarger , January 06, 2010 I've got a BA in history. What's a Texas Tejano. Is that an Hispanic cowboy? Why not a monument in bronze of the Texans who died at the Alamo.
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written by American Tejano , January 14, 2010 A Tejano is a spanish for Texan. However, much to our and your surprise is that Tejanos are not considered in our history books. Tejanos developed today's ranching, developed a system of land documentation and fought from American Revolution through the current wars in preserving America. Surprsed? Write comment
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A brand-new epic-making monument honoring Texas Tejano heritage was approved for the state Capitol grounds of Texas on Tuesday, which would be the first such massive-scale statuary and the first honoring the state's storied Spanish past.
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