Oral history interview with Horácio S. Ramírez, 2002 [videorecording].

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Oral history interview with Horácio S. Ramírez, 2002 [videorecording].

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Judge Horácio Ramírez begins with his personal and family background and covers his education in Mexico. He briefly describes the attitudes of the Texas Rangers toward Mexican Americans during Prohibition, particularly Captain William McMurray, and segues into a discussion on land grants. He differentiates between Jim Hogg and Duval counties and touches on the Franciscan Fathers at Scottus College. He tells about Mexican Americans involved in local banking institutions and gives details about his missions in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He focuses on his election campaigns and funding efforts and speaks at length about the 1956 murder investigation into the death of his uncle, Francisco Barrera Guerra, Jr., and the ensuing trial against Rafael Garza. He shares information on his Duval County Judge election win over incumbent O. P. (Oscar) Carillo and expounds on the local economy and his efforts at handling public services for the unincorporated county areas, and notes the county's sources of income. He talks about a number of area ranches and mentions a number of prominent Mexican American politicians such as Sylvia García, Ciro Rodríguez, and Rudy Gutiérrez.

1 videocassettes (VHS) (1 hr., 28 min.) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 59 p. ; 28 cm.

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