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SHORT HISTORY

SHORT HISTORY . IN 2000, DR. CAYETANO BARRERA NOTICED NO POSITIVE REFLECTION OF HISPANICS ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. FORMED A TEAM--DR. ANDRES TIJERINA, JAIME BEAMAN, RICHARD P. SANCHEZ, HOMERO VERA, AND RENATO RAMIREZ

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SHORT HISTORY

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  1. SHORT HISTORY • IN 2000, DR. CAYETANO BARRERA NOTICED NO POSITIVE REFLECTION OF HISPANICS ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. • FORMED A TEAM--DR. ANDRES TIJERINA, JAIME BEAMAN, RICHARD P. SANCHEZ, HOMERO VERA, AND RENATO RAMIREZ • ENLISTED REP. KINO FLORES TO PASS FIRST BILL THROUGH LEGISLATURE IN 2001—DID NOT SPECIFY LOCATION OR PROVIDE FUNDING. • ENLISTED SENATOR ZAFFIRINNI AND PASSED BILL IN 2007 WHICH PROVIDED LIMITED FUNDING—DID NOT SPECIFY LOCATION.

  2. ENLISTED REP. TREY MARTINEZ FISCHER AND PASSED BILL IN 2009 SPECIFYING SOUTH LAWN • ENLISTED REP. RAYMOND TO WORK OUT DETAIL WITH STATE PRESERVATION BOARD • FINAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT APPROVED ON JANUARY 5, 2010 • STARTED RAISING FUNDS TO COMPLETE PROJECT

  3. MAJOR DONORS • IBC—TOTAL DONATIONS OVER 12 YEARS IN THE $200,000 RANGE. • R & P RAMIREZ, LTD—DONATIONS IN THE $125,000 RANGE • HOUSTON ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS--$100,000 • WALMART—DONATION OF $100,000 FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM • AEP--$75,000 • A T & T--$40,000 • DON JOSE DODIER LAND AND CATTLE--$30,000 • RANCHO EL NINO FELIZ, LAURO GUTIERREZ--$30,000 • A.R. SANCHEZ, JR,--$25,000 • SUMMERLEE FOUNDATION--$15,000

  4. IN KIND DONORS • JAIME BEAMAN—CASABELLA ARCHITECTS—ARCHITECURAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN—ESTIMATED VALUE $300,000 PRO-BONO • JOSE I. GUERRA ENGINEERS—ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION—PRO-BONO • MACIAS AND ASSOCIATES—LAND SURVEYORS • EANES ISD—STORAGE FACILITY

  5. ARTIST’S RENDITION OF MONUMENT

  6. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

  7. CEREMONIAL GROUND BREAKING

  8. FINISHED VAQUERO

  9. MINIATURE STATUE

  10. BOY WITH GOAT

  11. GIRL WITH LAMB

  12. LONGHORN BULL

  13. STATUES TRANSPORTED TO AUSTIN

  14. GRANITE HAS BEEN SCULPTED

  15. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

  16. FOUNDATION IS PREPARED

  17. FOUNDATION IS POURED

  18. GRANITE IS HOISTED TO FOUNDATION

  19. GRANITE HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO FOUNDATION ON FEB 27

  20. TASKS AHEAD • ON FEBRUARY 27, GRANITE WAS TAKEN TO SITE. • STATUES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO AUSTIN • PLAQUES HAVE BEEN CAST AND AFIXED TO PEDESTALS • RAILING HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED • FIRST THREE WEEKS IN MARCH WILL BE CRUCIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MONUMENT.

  21. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM • WALMART FUNDED AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN ISD, THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MODULES BEING IMPLEMENTED AT AUSTIN ISD THIS SEMESTER • EXPECTATION THAT MODULES WILL BE EXPANDED TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ISD’S THROUGHOUT TEXAS

  22. WHAT CAN YOU DO? • STAY ABREAST OF PROJECT BY VISITING OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.TEJANOMONUMENT.COM • VISIT OUR FACEBOOK LINK TO SEE CURRENT NEWS • HIT THE DONATE BUTTON AND HELP FUND THIS PROJECT

  23. A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR TEXAS

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