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El Paso History Reveals Early Spanish and Mexican Roots
A staff history outlines El Paso’s three eras from pre Mexican war days through Spanish missions to the American era. It notes Pueblo irrigation along the Rio Grande, the 1659 North Ford, Ponce’s Rancho, the Ponce family’s rise, and El Paso’s role as a trade hub linking New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Texas, with rapid growth after 1860 and turmoil during the Civil War era including Salt War echoes.
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