Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. David Herrera Jordan (left) and Joseph Friedkin at the Monument of Benito Juarez in Chamizal Federal Public Park. The monument has a relief sculpture portrait of Benito Juarez and a quote reading "La ley ha sido siempre mi espada y mi escudo." Commissioners of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Joseph Friedkin (for the U.S), and David Herrera Jordan (for Mexico) developed a solution to the Chamizal border dispute in 1962-1963.
Chamizal Federal Public Park (El Paso, Tex.) Boundary disputes--Texas--El Paso International Boundary & Water Commission, United States & Mexico Jordan, David Herrera, 1912-1982 Friedkin, Joseph, 1909-2008
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