EL PASO
Chamizal National Monument
The Chamizal Convention of 1963 was a milestone in diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States. Chamizal National Memorial was established to commemorate this treaty which resulted in the peaceful settlement of a century-long boundary dispute. The Memorial provides visitors with an opportunity to better understand the culture of our borderland; it includes a museum, theatre and art gallery. To learn more about Chamizal, click here.
Boundary Marker at Chamizal National Monument
The National Border Patrol Museum
You can journey through the history of the U.S. Border Patrol from the beginning in the Old West, through Prohibition, World War II, into the high-tech Patrol of today. The museum exhibits uniforms, equipment, photographs, guns, vehicles, airplanes, boats and documents depicting historical and current date sector operations throughout the United States. To learn more, click here.
Countdown to the 100th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, learn more!
The sister Cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez played a significant role in the uprise of the Mexican Revolution, on November 20, 1910. The sister cities assisted in ensuring the triumph of the Revolution and the defeat of dictatorship which guaranteed access to an institutional life and democracy into the form of life of the Mexican citizenry.
In 2010, the City of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez will join the government of México in a grand celebration of the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. This celebration will feature commemorative public events to be held in collaboration with major governmental and non-governmental organizations on both sides of the border.
BOOKS TO READ
RINGSIDE SEAT TO A REVOLUTION An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez: 1893-1923
by David Dorado Romo
Cinco Puntos Press. To learn more or to order from the publisher, click here.