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including the construction of outdoor patios and adobe fireplaces. His house, nestled among velvet mesquites, reflects the traditional ranchería architecture of the region. Juan Xavier married Boston and Tucson socialite
Gwyneth "Guyneth" Browne Harrington. Harrington served as a field specialist for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Department of the Interior. Juan "Harvey" Xavier, was the son of Jose Xavier, who was the chief of the Choulic in the southern part of the Tohono O'odham nation and was the younger brother of Roy Harvey Xavier who served as president "chief" of the Tribal Council in the 1940s. Juan Xavier worked with the
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Reunion de El Fuerte to celebrate the rich history of the people and place. The annual event is a reunion of neighbors and families who have called this palace home and includes a self guided tour of the historic properties in the area for the public which includes stops in El Callejón and access to otherwise private walking paths.
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Today, El Callejón not only provides access for residents but also serves as a link to the adjacent and nearby wash and riparian floodplain ecosystems. Six homes along El Callejón, along with the velvet mesquite floodplain ecosystem, are designated as
Historic Sites, reflecting the rich historical
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Built in the late 1950s, the Proto & Felícitas García House represents the multi-generational ties and cultural traditions of the El Callejón community. Proto and Felícitas García, immigrants from Mexico, bought the land and became an integral part of the neighborhood. Their house served as a
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Situated in the eastern part of the
Rillito Valley, El Callejón was originally settled as a ranchería—a community of dispersed, often widely separated but inter-related homes and families, characteristic of northern Sonora and southern Arizona. It came to be known as the village of El Fuerte. The
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bricks by Manuel Lujan and his brother Juan in 1947. It was intended to serve as a community center and grocery store for the El Fuerte community, La
Tiendita's lifespan was short-lived, coinciding with the decline of the El Fuerte community due to environmental challenges such as dropping water
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Corbett Irrigation Ditch, dating back to the 1860s, served as a lifeline for agricultural activities in the area. Fed by gravity from the Tanque Verde area, the ditch supported a thriving mesquite bosque, a remnant of the old Fort Lowell Mesquite Bosque. However, urban development and water
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Built in 1956 by Juan Xavier, a tribal leader and former cowhand and welder, the Juan Xavier House stands as a testament to indigenous heritage and cultural exchange. Xavier, born on the Tohono O’odham Indian
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Originally built in 1932 by Juan Lujan, the Cuauhtémoc García House became home to Cuauhtémoc and Felícitas García in the mid-1950s. Cuauhtémoc, a skilled carpenter and miner, contributed to the restoration of historic structures in the neighborhood, including the
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flow. Manuel Lujan and his family eventually moved to Yuma in search of work, marking the end of an era for La
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