Jesús Rosales Ríos

Title

Jesús Rosales Ríos

Description

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Jesús Rosales was born on June 8, 1922; he grew up in Durango, Durango, México; in 1956, he began work as a bracero; he picked grapes and irrigated crops in California and Texas.


Summary of Interview: Mr. Rosales remembers the Cristero Revolution from when he was four years old; he became a bracero in 1956, and recounts his work picking grapes in California and cotton in Texas; additionally, he recalls how he learned to irrigate crops; this duty became his primary job; he recounts how he was hospitalized once and had surgery paid for by his employer; furthermore, he expresses that he received good treatment from his employers, and that he is proud of having been a bracero.

Creator

Martínez, Laureano
Rosales Ríos, Jesús

Date

2003-02-01

Subject

Bracero

Rights

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Language

spa

title (Spanish)

Jesús Rosales Ríos

creator (Spanish)

Martínez, Laureano

Rights Holder

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Online Submission

No

Original Format

Mini Disc

Duration

1:43:49

Bit Rate/Frequency

24 k
96 bit

Interviewer

Martínez, Laureano

Interviewee

Rosales Ríos, Jesús

Location

Durango, Durango, México

File Name Identifier

Rosales_Rios_DGO026

Citation

Martínez, Laureano and Rosales Ríos, Jesús, “Jesús Rosales Ríos,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 14, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/205.