Interviewee

Nelle S. Hatch

Interviewer

Richard Estrada

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Born in Mesa, Arizona; part of Mormon Colonist group to move to Colonia Juarez in Mexico.

Summary of Interview

Biographical information; the founding of Colonia Juarez by the Mormons; the peon system in Northern Mexico; the Mexican Revolution, especially in the Casas Grandes region; Maximo Castillo; Felipe Angeles; Pancho Villa and his relationship with Lem Spilsbury, Mrs. Hatch's brother; Spilsbury and Dave Brown, Mormon scout for the Pershing Punitive expedition; intermarriage and other relations between Anglo and Mexican Mormons; Mexican students who attended the Mormon academy in Chihuahua; Colonia Juarez after the Revolution; the Mormon colonies today.

Date of Interview

11-7-1977

Length of Interview

2 hours 45 minutes

Tape Number

No. 422

Transcript Number

No. 422

Length of Transcript

61 pages

Date Transcribed

1979

Transcriber

Leticia Felix and Irene Ramirez

Interview Number

No. 422

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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