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EDINBURG, TX — The Museum of South Texas History welcomes Martin Salinas for his bilingual presentation, “La etnohistoria de la población nativa del delta del Río Bravo o Grande,” at 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 on Facebook Live.
More than 1,000 indigenous groups have been documented in the Coast Plains region, located between the Guadalupe River in Texas and the Soto la Marina River in Tamaulipas. Salinas’ presentation will outline the known customs and cultures of these groups supported by historical records.
This is the third of a series of four presentations which explore the life and culture of the first peoples of the Rio Grande as observed through archaeological findings and analysis of Spanish documents. Continue to check the museum’s social media and website for announcements on the final presentation.
Salinas is the head of the Reynosa Municipal Archive and the author of the book “Indians of the Rio Grande Delta: Their Role in the History of Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico.” He is known as the Municipal Chronicler of Reynosa due to his specialist research in ethnohistory and archaeology of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.
The presentation will broadcast at facebook.com/MOSTHistory/live. Viewers are encouraged to interact with panelists by posting comments and questions on the live feed. The presentation will also be recorded and posted for public access on the museum’s website at mosthistory.org.
This program is made possible by the generous support from the Carmen C. Guerra Endowment. Mrs. Guerra was committed to educational causes in the Rio Grande Valley. This named endowment was created by her family to honor her memory and to continue providing educational opportunities for the community.
