Raymond Telles- Mayor 1957-1959

Raymond Telles- Mayor 1957-1959

Raymond Telles was the mayor of El Paso from 1957-1959. Telles was the first Mexican-American mayor of a major American city. Following his terms in local office, Telles was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the Ambassador to Costa Rica. In 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him as chairman of the United States-Mexican Border Commission.

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: City of El Paso

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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