THE BORDER LINE…
The one thing I know about ranchers and cowboys is that you can’t generalize much about these people. They’re too darn independent, not likely to conform to expectations. Maybe it’s all that fresh air they breathe. That certainly is the case with my brother, a part-time rancher in South Dakota for over forty years. And it seems to be the case with the guy who will be speaking at our next “Breakfast & the Border” event, Richard Collins. With a Ph.D. in biology and a background in community health in Central America and Mexico, he’s not your “typical” cowboy (which we just decided doesn’t exist). As you might imagine, Collins is much more sympathetic to the plight of the Central American migrants who trudge across his ranch near Sonoita than those “ranchers” featured in political ads nowadays. He also has a sense of history and a global perspective that others may lack. On the other hand, he’s not very religious from what I can tell, even though he wrote a book about following in Padre Kino footsteps (
Riding Behind the Padre).
So who is this guy and what does he think about the world we live in today? Sign up today for the breakfast (October 23 at Canoa Ranch Golf Resort) and find out!
register here
Jerry Haas
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Cross Border
Tour Nogales
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Dec 14
Magdalena Here & Now Tour
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For more information on our tour schedule and Borderland Forums
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BORDERLANDS HISTORY & CULTURE ARTICLE # 1
by Alex La Pierre
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Prior to Mexican Independence and at its most basic level in the region of the present-day U.S.-Mexico borderlands there existed two distinct social groups culturally: the Native Americans and the Spanish colonial immigrants. These two groups can be even further categorized into their own social and political hierarchies. The relationship between these two groups can be characterized by the Spanish policy considering the Native Americans as subjects of the crown rather than separate partners (as seen in the French and English colonial empires of the time) and because of this they did not seek to ‘dispossess’ the indigenous of their land, also unique given European imperial tendencies at the time. Furthermore,
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upcoming BORDERLAND FORUMS
Click date to sign up today!
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Madrid - Caceres - Merida, - Sevilla - Cadiz - Cordoba - Castilla La Mancha
Extremadura and Andalucia
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WELCOME LEILA!
BCA’s Board of Directors is delighted to welcome former summer intern Leila Castro to our staff where she’ll be assisting program director Alex La Pierre. A native of Ambos Nogales, Leila completed undergraduate degrees in global studies and anthropology at the University of Arizona in May 2018. She is now conducting research on a part-time basis in Nogales, Sonora under a U of A fellowship. Her work with BCA will include researching the historic pilgrimage walk to Magdalena for our National Park Service grant, social media marketing and serving as co-guide for our gastronomic tours. In selecting her as Graduate Intern, Alex and I found her skills, attitude and aptitude to be a perfect fit for our needs. She is a trained researcher, bilingual and committed to the Borderlands region. She is also eager to learn, family-oriented and fun to work with in many ways. Please help us say “Welcome Leila!”
Jerry Haas
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LOVE GIFT for Alex and Rocio
BCA’s Program Director Alex La Pierre is getting married to Rocio Preciado! The date for the religious ceremony is November 16 in Hermosillo, Mexico, with a civil ceremony to be held sometime later in the San Diego area. Many of us have come to know and love Alex for his excellent leadership in guiding our many tours and helping us get to know this beautiful region. You also know Rocio through her graphic design work; she has done many of our flyers you see on our Facebook page or on our website. If you are interested in congratulating Alex and Rocio, send a card (and a check or “love gift” if you want made out to Alex) and mail it to BCA, PO Box 1863, Tubac, AZ. 85646. Congratulations Alex and Rocio!
Jerry Haas
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BCA’S
National Park Service grant
BCA has received notice of a successful NPS grant application through NPS’ Southwest Border Resource Protection Program. The purpose of the grant is to conduct research and develop resources related to the use of the Anza Trail as a pilgrimage route to Magdalena, Mexico. In 1776 while American patriots fought for their independence from England, Spanish Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza led about 240 men, women and children some 1800 miles from Culiacan, Mexico to San Francisco to establish a settlement there. Between Magdalena and Tucson, Anza used the same trails that Padre Kino traveled on much earlier to establish missions at Tumacacori and San Xavier del Bac. Historians believe the use of this route as a spiritual pilgrimage dates back at least to 1711, the year Kino died in Magdalena. BCA program director Alex La Pierre will be researching this history, with the help of Leila Castro, our graduate Intern. In addition to shedding light on this mystery, one objective of the grant is to produce a high quality video to interpret this cultural treasure. Currently, some pilgrims walk from as far away as San Xavier to Magdalena (about 120 miles) for the feast day on October 4. Others walk shorter distances; many from Nogales to Magdalena (about 60 miles). Grant funding for this project runs through December 2019. More information about the Anza Trail can be found at
www.AnzaHistoricTrail.org.
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BCA BOOK CLUB…is just now underway. If you are interested in reading books about the Borderlands and about border issues, fiction and nonfiction, you may want to sign up. Monthly meetings may be attended in person or virtually. Group size will be kept small, so email me and we’ll get you matched up. There’s so much good stuff to read out there!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
BCA is looking for volunteers to help host various events and receptions, including Borderlands Forum classes, tours and special gatherings. If you are interested, please fill out and return a Volunteer Application or call the office (520-398-3229). Thanks!
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BCA T-Shirts
Available at the BCA Office and most events.
Short Sleeve $15 ~ Long Sleeve $20 M-XXL
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Check back often... SOON our website will have a new look!
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Tubac Office now open!
Summer hours
Tuesday & Wednesday
9:00 am -12:00 pm.
Additional hours by appointment.
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I-19 2221 E. Frontage Rd.
PO Box 1863
Tubac, AZ 85646
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