Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region

by Richard A. Santillán

Overview

Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the game at a time when Spanish-speaking people were demanding cultural acceptance and their political and civil rights in cities like San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels, San Diego, Kingsville, and Pleasanton. All had thriving Mexican American communities that found comfort in the game and pride in their abilities on the field. On these pages are historical images and wonderful stories that are now immortalized, taking their rightful place in the annuals of the game. ¡Viva Tejas, Viva Béisbol, y Viva los Peloteros!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467133388
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/20/2015
Series:	Images of Baseball
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,107,278
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Author Richard A. Santillán is professor emeritus of ethnic and women studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Coauthors are Jorge Iber, associate dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and professor of history, Texas Tech University; Grace G. Charles, archivist, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Alberto Rodríguez, assistant professor of history, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; and Gregory Garrett, educational specialist, Institute of Texan Cultures, University of Texas, San Antonio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Foreword 7

Introduction 8

1 San Antonio 9

2 Corpus Christi 25

3 Rural Counties 41

4 College Ball 57

5 The Lone Star State 73

6 Coast to Coast 95

7 Field of Dreams 113

About the Organization 126

Bibliography 127