Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales
Subject
AFFIDAVITS
ETHNIC discrimination
RACE discrimination - public establishments
RACE discrimination - restaurants
MILITARY
MILITARY Personnel
DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans
VETERAN
Description
Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales in which he states that he and two ladies of Mexican descent were refused service at Manhattan Cafe in Bracketville, Texas.
Creator
Gonzalez, Daniel Flores
Source
Perales, Alonso S. Are We Good Neighbors? 1948. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2
Date
1946-08-20
Contributor
Perales, Alonso S.
Relation
Gauthereau, Lorena. "Are We Good Neighbors?: Mapping Discrimination Against Mexican Americans in 1940s Texas." https://arcg.is/1C1bbv.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0094
Scripto
Transcription
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BEXAR
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority in and for said County, State of Texas, this day personally came and appeared Daniel Flores Gonzalez, to me well known, and who, after being by me duly sworn, did depose and say:
My name is Daniel Flores Gonzalez. I am 24 years of age and reside in Brackettville, Texas. I served in the United States Army about 38 months, 26 of which I spent overseas. I took part in four battles. I have two brothers in the United States Army. One of them served about 5 years and the other about 3 years. They served overseas also, and recently they reenlisted for three years.
On Saturday, August 17th, about 7:00 A.M., I was on my way to Brackettville, and while passing thru Hondo, Texas, I stopped at the Manhattan Cafe. I was accompanied by two ladies of Mexican descent. We sat at the counters intending to ask for something to eat. A boy who was employed at said Cafe came and told us that he was very sorry, but that Mexicans were not served there. I asked him why and he said that those were the orders of the manager. We thereupon left the place.
Further affiant sayeth not.
[signed] Daniel Flores Gonzalez.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of August, A.D. 1946
[signed] Alonso S. Perales
Notary Public, Bexar County, Texas
COUNTY OF BEXAR
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority in and for said County, State of Texas, this day personally came and appeared Daniel Flores Gonzalez, to me well known, and who, after being by me duly sworn, did depose and say:
My name is Daniel Flores Gonzalez. I am 24 years of age and reside in Brackettville, Texas. I served in the United States Army about 38 months, 26 of which I spent overseas. I took part in four battles. I have two brothers in the United States Army. One of them served about 5 years and the other about 3 years. They served overseas also, and recently they reenlisted for three years.
On Saturday, August 17th, about 7:00 A.M., I was on my way to Brackettville, and while passing thru Hondo, Texas, I stopped at the Manhattan Cafe. I was accompanied by two ladies of Mexican descent. We sat at the counters intending to ask for something to eat. A boy who was employed at said Cafe came and told us that he was very sorry, but that Mexicans were not served there. I asked him why and he said that those were the orders of the manager. We thereupon left the place.
Further affiant sayeth not.
[signed] Daniel Flores Gonzalez.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of August, A.D. 1946
[signed] Alonso S. Perales
Notary Public, Bexar County, Texas
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paper
Collection
Citation
Gonzalez, Daniel Flores , “Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/10.