June 15, 2023
Obituaries - Nicholas P. Houser
Nicholas P. Houser was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on March 1, 1941, where his father was first assistant to sculptor Gustave Borglum on Mount Rushmore. He died on April 8, 2023, at home in El Paso, Texas.
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April 21, 2022
Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso, Texas
Sunday, September 25th, 2022 will be the dedication and unveiling of the Benito Juarez-Child to Man at the Chamizal National Memorial by Ethan Taliesin Houser
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March 22, 2021
El natalicio de Benito Juárez y el avance de su monumento en El Paso
By Adair Margo / Promotora Cultural
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March 21, 2021
BENITO JUAREZ birthday and the progress on the El Paso monument honoring him
Mexico’s great constitutional president, Benito Juarez, was born on March 21, 1806. This year a monument being created to honor him at the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso is one step closer to completion.
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December 27, 2020
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Robert Holguin conversation with The XII Travelers.
"Robert Holguin brings us more about an effort to build a statue honoring Mexican President Benito Juarez.
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July 19, 2020
El Paso Times Article by Kenna Ramirez President of XII Travelers
Extraordinarily high, "Equestrian" Statue base built to deter vandalism.
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July. 2020
l Paso's first XII Travelers Memorial of the Southwest monument
Fray Garcia de San Francisco,situated in downtown's Pioneer Plaza, is now surrounded by a new and beautiful upgraded setting.
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July 11, 2020
Broadcast of “The El Paso History Radio Show”
On the Saturday, July 11 broadcast of “The El Paso History Radio Show” hosted by Jackson Polk and Melissa Sargent, board members of the 12 Travelers project told how their love of history turns into monuments in bronze, and what historic people are now mentioned as future monument figures.
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June. 2020
Oñate monumental head in Santa Barbara
A replica of the bust of colonizer Don Juan de Oñate,featured on the Equestrian Monument to greet travelers at the El Paso International Airport, was recently placed facing the plaza of the pueblo of Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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February. 2020
El Paso Convention Center
El monumento a Benito Juárez forma parte del proyecto para inmortalizar a ‘12 viajeros’ que dejaron huella en la región
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August 23. 2019
Tendrá El Paso monumento a Benito Juárez
El parque Nacional El Chamizal contará con el primer monumento, sexto en los Estados Unidos, en honor al ex presidente de México Benito Pablo Juárez García quien gobernó ese país durante el periodo de 1857 a 1872, dieron conocer directivos de la organización cultural 12 viajeros (12 Travelers Memorial of the southwest) durante la develación de las primeras maquetas.
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August 22. 2019
Unveiling of Sculptor Ethan Houser's Maquette
The XII Travelers of the southwest unveiled a model of the "Benito Juarez _ Child to Man" bronze sculpture by renowned artist Ethan Houser on Aug.22.
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