Soy de Duval

On Saturday, January 28, the Duval County Historical Commission will unveil a Texas Undertold Marker commemorating the Plan de San Diego . Commission Chair Savannah Smith announced the marker’s unveiling would occur at 1 p.m. at Padre Pedro Plaza, on the northwest corner of E. Saint Peter Ave. and S. Mier St. in San Diego. The Plan de San Diego was a pronunciamento attested to by nine men in San Diego on January 6, 1915. Before the end of the year, hundreds of people, primarily Mexican-Americans, were killed in the Rio Grande Valley under the seditious call to action laid out in this document. It brought about a turbulent time in South Texas, where many law enforcement officers abandoned their oaths to preserve and protect. The Plan caused upheaval to the entire economic and social fabric of the Rio Grande Valley and spread panic and fear across Texas and the United States. The ensuing rebellion had international implications. Smith said local and area dignitaries would participate in...