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The mausoleum crypt holding Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino’s remains in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, was opened Wednesday so that a Tucson organization promoting Kino’s canonization could obtain a relic.
Anthropologist Rodolfo Castillo Lopez, of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, is placing five spools of black ribbon on the skull of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino inside the crypt in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. The Rev. Gregory Adolf hands reels of ribbon to Rodolfo Castillo Lopez who is inside the tomb of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. Adolf is among the delegation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, and took the ribbon to Magdalena so that it can become a third-class relic of the would-be saint Kino.
“Gathering a third-class relic from Kino’s crypt is most appropriate now that the good padre has been declared ‘venerable,’” said Rev. Christopher Corbally, a Jesuit Vatican astronomer and heritage society board member, in regards to Kino’s candidacy for sainthood. “Relics of saints help us recall that these holy people were as real as ourselves, they walked our walk, and so can be an inspiration to our own journey,” said Corbally.
The society would not disclose what it paid the institute for the costs to obtain the relic. The money came from a trust fund established by the late Jesuit Rev. Charles W. Polzer, a Kino historian and anthropologist, to support events promoting and celebrating the canonization process of Kino. The remains were discovered where they had been buried some 255 years earlier. They were found under the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier that Kino had built in what is now the Plaza de Magdalena. In the remains, was a cassock button and a small crucifix, according to writings by the late Bernard L. “Bunny” Fontana, also an anthropologist and historian.
“My dad was a landscaper and he would go sell items at a swap meet at the old Greyhound Park. He saved the money from sales and bought the land and built his business. The family helped him run the businesses over the years,” explained Reyes who was involved in all the enterprises. Her father died in 2009 and her mother died a little over a year ago.
Erlinda and Frank Gallego, grandparents of Selina Barajas, on their wedding day in 1921. The wedding was held in the back yard of a house nearby. In the photo, the couple is flanked by their mothers, Artemisa Gastelum, left, and Mercedes Gallego, right.Barajas grew up on Tucson’s southwest side, graduating from Cholla High School. When she was a student at the University of Arizona, a professor asked students if they had money to invest in a business what area of Tucson would they choose.
Abraham grew up in the Los Angeles area, a first generation Mexican-American, and he is grateful to his parents who took a risk coming to the U.S. for more opportunities. The business owners did a feasibility study and found that there are five Starbucks and Dutch Bros. south of 22nd Street that are top selling stores in the city and state. The study also found that 74% of Hispanics drink coffee daily.
Barajas entered a Startup Tucson competition for businesses and won a $5,000 United Way Social Impact Award that was announced at the TENWEST Festival earlier this month. She clearly remembers going to the school at 325 W. Second St. and not having a library, auditorium, cafeteria or gymnasium. “Our auditorium was a large hallway. Our cafeteria was three-burners in an area downstairs,” said Lewis.
U.S. Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Ann Kirkpatrick requested the funds, and the Appropriations Committee granted the award, said Grijalva. He said because Dunbar “was built on a philosophy of divisiveness and ignorance, we seek to reverse the effect of segregation by keeping the building open to all and creating a hub to learn about Black history and culture in Tucson and Southern Arizona.”
Lewis also remembers Langston Hughes, a poet, novelist and fiction writer, who came to talk to students. “He was the reason we got swamp coolers in our old school,” said Lewis. “It was hot. After he spoke to us, he made a fuss and went to the superintendent and had a fit, and we got swamp coolers,” she said. “There also were Black baseball players that came to Tucson for spring training, and they stayed in the homes of people. They came and spoke to us, too,” she said.
In addition to construction of an amphitheater on the south side of the building, the latest $1.1 million will go toward restoration of upstairs classrooms and the basement, fencing around the property, landscaping, signage and furniture. The coalition also was awarded $125,000 from Arizona State Historic Preservation Office for an African-American museum.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said she supports the Dunbar Pavilion as part of the city’s Arts & Culture Revitalization Initiative with the city backing investment in areas that pertain to arts, history, culture and heritage in Tucson. “I want Dunbar Pavilion to be part of our investment in our strategy moving forward,” said Romero.
The JFCS board of directors saw the need to help refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the United States completed its withdrawal of troops in August, ending a 20-year war. The Taliban took over the country in days. It is difficult for refugees to enter a foreign world and start anew, trying to fit in and learn English, get a job and learn the customs and everyday life in America, said Hirwa. He was age 25 when he and his mother and five siblings left Kenya after their case was approved by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The family was interviewed by U.S.
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