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diggPhoenix Walk of Pride cites Latinos
Latinos have left their footprints in the dust of Phoenix’s history even before legendary lawman Henry Garfias was appointed the town’s first marshal in 1881.
A handful of Latinos are among the 20 illustrious Arizonans who will have markers in the Walk of Pride, a memorial walkway planned for downtown Phoenix. The walk is projected to cost about $1 million, and the commission is seeking sponsors who will donate $10,000 to a cool quarter million bucks.
The Phoenix Pride Commission has announced that former Governor Raul Castro, Medal of Honor winner Silvestre Herrera, late activist Cesar Chavez, and early Spanish explorer Father Eusebio Francisco Kino will have their names on the walk.
Native Americans who are included are Navajo and Hopi Code Talkers of WWII, the Pima Nation’s Ira Hayes of Iwo Jima fame, and Dr. Carlos Montezuma, a Yavapai doctor.
For a full list, or information about sponsorships, visit www.phoenix.gov/pride.
Sadly, however, Henry Garfias – who risked his life to tame a fledgling, wild Phoenix – was left out again.
