Map of Rio Grande meanders across El Paso-Cd. Juarez & El Chamizal
Map produced by the Mexican state showing many of the Rio Grande's meanderings across El Chamizal from 1827-1896.
"El Chamizal: Solución completa, albúm gráfico."
Mexico. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
El Paso, Texas; Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua; El Chamizal; Segundo Barrio
Chamizal Treaty and Chamizal Relocation Project
Associated Press report on the Chamizal Treaty and relocation proceedings. Carlos Quinones is shown in the report's accompanying photograph and quoted in the piece about his experience.
El Chamizal, Rio Linda, El Paso, Cd. Juarez
1950 Castañeda Campbell Addition Warranty Deed
1950 Deed of sale for 207 S. Oregon Street in Segundo Barrio
Angelo Castaneda, Lydia Castaneda, Joseph A. Calamia
El Paso, Texas; Segundo Barrio; Campbell Addition
1966 Castañeda Campbell Addition Deed of Sale to U.S.A.
U.S.A. purchases Castañeda property in Campbell Addition as part of Chamizal Treaty. This is the deed of sale between Angelo and Lydia Castañeda and the United States federal government.
International Water and Boundary Comission
El Paso, Texas; Segundo Barrio; Campbell Addition; El Chamizal
1951 Villa Cotton Mill Property Deed of Sale
Deed of sale to Villa siblings in Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso
1951 Deed of sale to Elvira Villa and Gilberto Villa lot 21 in the Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso.
Elvira Villa, Gilberto Villa, Arturo Castillo, Tomasa Castillo, Richard Telles
El Paso, Texas; Cotton Mill Addition; South El Paso; Segundo Barrio
1965 Villa Cotton Mill Property Deed of Sale to USA
Deed of Sale to Cotton Mill property as part of Chamizal Treaty
Property Deed of Sale to Lot 21 in Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso to U.S.A. as part of Chamizal Treaty of 1964
International Boundary and Water Commission
Elvira Villa Lacarra, Guillermo Lacarra, Gene Donohue
El Paso, Texas; Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua; El Chamizal; Cotton Mill Addition; South El Paso; Segundo Barrio
1956 Elvira Villa Cotton Mill Deed of Sale
Cotton Mill property deed of sale to Elvira Villa
1956 deed of sale showing Elvira Villa purchased lot 27 in the Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso. This property would later be condemned as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964.
El Paso, Texas; Cotton Mill; South El Paso; Segundo Barrio; El Chamizal
1947 Florentino Pacheco Cotton Mill Deed of Trust
Florentino Pacheco Cotton Mill Deed of Trust
1947 Deed of Trust between Florentino Pacheco (Grantor), S.M. Murchison (Trustee), and Mortgage Investment Company of El Paso, Texas (Lender) for tract 18 of the Cotton Mill Addition toe the City of El Paso. The total loan for the property was $4,700.
El Paso, Texas; Cotton Mill Addition; South El Paso; Segundo Barrio; El Chamizal; Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua.
1941 Cordova Gardens Addition to the City of El Paso
Tract map of Cordova Gardens Addition to the City of El Paso. Cordova Gardens was added to El Paso in 1941. The land was part of the Martinez Estate and was nestled within Mexico's Cordova Island. The neighborhood would be ceded to Mexico as part of the Chamizal Treaty. The map here shows Cordova Gardens as it was platted and developed in 1941. Many of the street names—like "Bush Street" and "Fresno Street"—would later change names.
Border Patrol Archives in El Paso, Texas
Isabel Martinez, C.R. Henry, S.A. Coldwell, P.D. Lowry
El Paso, Texas; Cordova Gardens; Cordova Island; South El Paso
1952 Valentín and Agustina Hernandez Cordova Gardens Deed of Sale
Deed of Sale to Cordova Gardens property at 3520 Oak Street, El Paso, Texas.
1952 Deed of Sale to Valetin and Agustina Hernandez to Cordova Gardens property at 3520 Oak Street in El Paso, Texas. This property will later be condemned by the U.S. federal government by virtue of the Chamizal Treaty.
Tomas (Tommy) Rodriguez, Guadalupe Rodriguez, B.E. Schwareach
El Paso, Texas; Cordova Gardens Addition; South El Paso; El Chamizal; Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua