Torres, Alva Bustamante, 1932-

Dates:
Birth 1932

Biographical notes:

Community activist, Tucson, Ariz.; active in Una Noche Plateada, Mexican American Unity Council, LULAC, and the League of Mexican-American Women. Also involved in historic preservation including efforts to preserve La Plaza de Mesilla, the Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House, El Tiradito, La Casa de Cordova, and other landmarks. In 1988, Alva headed the legalization/amnesty office of the Diocese of Tucson which coordinated efforts to get illegal immigrants to register for citizenship during the amnesty period.

From the description of Torres papers, 1960-1989. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 41359075

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Subjects:

  • Amnesty

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Casa de Cordova (Tucson, Ariz.) (as recorded)
  • Wishing Shrine (Tucson, Ariz.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House (Tucson, Ariz.) (as recorded)