Plaza towns of south Texas

D. D. Arreola

doi:10.2307/215405

Plaza towns of south Texas

D. D. Arreola

Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, School of (SGSUP)

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Most towns in south Texas were founded after the area had become part of the US, yet plazas as traditional Spanish-American features were included in town layouts. The decision to construct a plaza resulted from a strong Hispanic identity among ethnic Mexicans in these communities and from the recognition by influential Anglo-Americans of the form's symbolic role. Plaza towns are more numerous in south Texas than elsewhere in the Hispanic-American borderlands. -Author

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	56-73
Number of pages	18
Journal	Geographical Review
Volume	82
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/215405
State	Published - Jan 1 1992

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