Interview with Antonio Villegas Sr.

Creator

Antonio Villegas Sr.
Armando Ruben Ramos Sr., Pan American University

Identifier

Oral history 00996

Files

Creation Date

9-10-1978

Disciplines

History

Description

Antonio Villegas, Sr. was born in 1890. In this interview, Antonio Villegas Sr. talks about Los Tubitos Ranch, Aniceto Pizana, Luis De La Rosa, Las Norias raid, Captain W.M. Hanson, land selling, 1915 Olmito railroad derailment, Texas Rangers, Military Highway, Juan Cortina, Jesus Acevedo, ca 1915 burning, and Japanese soldiers who came to South Texas.

Format

mp3

Length

00:49:25

Language

English, Spanish

Notes

Interview conducted on 10 September, 1978 in Pharr, Texas.

Recommended Citation

Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Antonio Villegas Sr., 1978/09/10. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/479