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Category Archives: California History
The Serenade by Carlos Najera
One late afternoon Willie Vasquez, John’s brother in law, dropped by to visit us. He was one of the few people in town who owned an automobile, he had an Overland and he was very proud of it. John, among … Continue reading
The Land of Calafia by Joseph Najera
September 28, 1542, was the day Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo entered San Diego Bay. On that day they became the first Europeans to set foot on the California shores. It was not until 1769 that the Spanish decided to settle there … Continue reading
The VCR by Carlos Najera
We had two railroads running through our County. The Southern Pacific passed through our town coming from Los Angeles on its way to San Francisco and back. It had a whistle and a Bell and a cow catcher in front. … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice by Carlos Najera
We moved into a town in the early 1900’s where the people, the adults and kids my age had a bad word for anyone who was not them. There was a bad word for every one in the melting … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, California History, hate, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Oxnard
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The Living Waters by Carlos Najera
I don’t know what set off this memory, but I started remembering stories I heard about the Cucapah and the Yuma people. They were the people that lived here in the Imperial Valley and along the Colorado River before the Europeans … Continue reading
The Wages of Sin by Carlos Najera
We had been living in Oxnard for the past few years. For a time we moved back to Calexico. My mama didn’t tell us why. It was 1920, I was twelve years old. Most of the time the work was … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, California History, Family History, Mexicali
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Teamwork by Carlos Najera
Wagons were used to transport goods and supplies. Trains were around, just not here. Horses were often used to pull the wagons. Mules were better. A lot of the old timers would say they were smarter that horses. When traders … Continue reading
4X4 by Carlos Najera
The Rail Road had not yet reached the Imperial Valley when we first started living there. The people got around on horseback or wagons. Many people simply walked. There were the Butterfield Stagecoaches. They used to run through here years … Continue reading
A Time of Peace by Carlos Najera
The sun went down slowly on our first day there. I watched the evening sky change from bright blue to shades of red and pink. The sun lingered over the Rumarosa Mountains to the east then sank below the horizon … Continue reading
Arco Iris (the end of the rainbow) by Carlos Najera
The soil was untouched, multi-thousands of alluvial floods left it flat and rich with nutrients. Limited water and an abundant supply of heat kept the land from being invaded by a plow. That is until astute businessmen noticed the geography … Continue reading
