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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Houston, TX, USA 2014-Present

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Houston, TX, USA 2014-Present

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In search of better education for his children as well as a city not so plagued by cartel violence, he took his family to Houston, where he has lived since.

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2010-2014

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2010-2014

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After having contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome, he needed to move to a warmer climate. The best choice was Guadalajara, where he had family and his pension checks would go further

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Kirkland, IL, USA 2004-2010

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Kirkland, IL, USA 2004-2010

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He took his family to Kirkland, a small town which would be safe from the gang violence and bad influences of Carpentersville

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Carpentersville, IL, USA 1989-2004

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Carpentersville, IL, USA 1989-2004

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At the age of 28, at which point he moved to Carpentersville, Illinois where a cousin of his informed him they could find a nice home to settle in at a low price. This along with his brother living in the town proved to be enough to uproot. He met his wife here and lived there until 2004.

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Rolling Meadows, IL, USA 1983-1989

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Rolling Meadows, IL, USA 1983-1989

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His father lived there and helped him get a job cleaning at the restaurant where he too worked. Antonio’s goal in moving here was to make enough money to buy a house in Mexico and start a business making leather bags. He lived there until 1989

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Culver City, CA, USA 1983

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Culver City, CA, USA 1983

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He immigrated across the border. His aunt hired a coyote to cross him in the night over the border. He was accompanied by several other people who were also crossing. Once crossing the border, they stopped at a border town in california. The coyotes also took care of taking each person to where they wanted to go within the U.S. For him, that destination was Culver City, California. where he had another aunt who would receive and host him. Days after arriving in Culver city, he got on a flight and left

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1982-1983

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. , Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1982-1983

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He moved to Tijuana, Baja California, in the hopes of crossing the border at the soonest convenience. His aunt hosted him there while he waited.

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. ,  Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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Father Antonio Escalante Jr. ,  Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco where he lived until 1982, at the age of 21.

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Carpentersville, IL, USA 1989-2003

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Carpentersville, IL, USA 1989-2003

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He moved to Carpentersville, Illinois to live with his son, Antonio Escalante, Jr.  In 1995, his daughter Maria Consuelo Escalante took him and his wife with her to the other side of town, as his daughter was interested in taking care of them in their old age. He passed away in Carpentersville Illinois in 2003.

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA 1979-1989

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA 1979-1989

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Here he would work as a janitor in a nearby restaurant, though not much else is known

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Chicago, IL, USA 1977-1979

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Chicago, IL, USA 1977-1979

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After the death of his first daughter, he felt the need to get away. He was invited by a sister-in-law to stay with her and her family to live in western Chicago, Illinois. His time there was short-lived, as two years later he moved

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1952-1977

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1952-1977

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Guadalajara offered the city life which he got a taste of in the US, and he would chase after that life. With him he took his mother and 2 brothers, where he rented a home for a while. His boss offered him a house which was rent-to-own, where he would stay until 1977. At this point he had established a family of his own within the new home.

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, California, USA 1947-1952

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, California, USA 1947-1952

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He found himself in a contract which would allow him to live and work within the U.S., even getting a Social Security number in the short time he was there

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Texas, USA 1947-1952

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Texas, USA 1947-1952

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Though no specific place in Texas was identified, he traveled between here and California, where went to work under contract for 5 years

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Huejuquilla, Jalisco, Mexico 1929-1947

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Grandfather Antonio Escalante, Huejuquilla, Jalisco, Mexico 1929-1947

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Antonio Escalante Was born in Huejuquilla in 1929 and lived there until the age of 18, 1947

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Houston, TX, USA 2014-Present

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Houston, TX, USA 2014-Present

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Her family stayed here for only a short while due to rising cartel violence and the pursuit of higher education for her children, and in 2014 they moved to Houston. Houston promised the same warm weather that her husband needed, and also hosted plenty of family members which would serve as a support system while they settled. They have lived in Houston since.

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2010-2014

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2010-2014

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She moved because her husband had recently contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome, which paralyzed him from the neck down. This condition proved dangerous in the cold weather. This along with his pension and disability payments going further in Mexico, and the plethora of family members made it the perfect location

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Kirkland, IL, USA 2004-2010

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Kirkland, IL, USA 2004-2010

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She moved to Kirkland, Illinois, a rural town which offered a safer neighborhood for her family, away from the gangs and violence of Carpentersville.

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Carpentersville, IL, USA 1993-2004

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Carpentersville, IL, USA 1993-2004

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Her sister, Maria Francisca Esparza had migrated to LA in search of a job in 1986. She worked there as a nanny for an American family. In 1987 the family decided to move to Carpentersville and took her along with them. Ivon moved to Carpentersville when she heard her sister was pregnant, so she had to go help take care of her. It was there when she met her husband, who she married in 1993. They raised their family

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1991

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1991

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She went there in search of an adventure. She wanted to explore the world. Her stay there was short lived.

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 1991

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 1991

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she went to Ciudad Juarez with a friend of hers who was already living in Los Angeles. Her friend had hired a coyote who was in charge of getting everyone across the border

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1970-1991

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1970-1991

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Her siblings had acquired jobs and were able to take care of the family. She lived there until 1991

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1968-1670

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1968-1670

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'Gomez' was the town where she spent the first two years of her life

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico 1968

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Mother Ivon Escalante Esparza, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico 1968

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Ivon Escalante was brought here for the hospitals to be born

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1970-2008

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1970-2008

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He moved to Guadalajara Jalisco, where his children had found jobs and could take care of him in his old age. He continued to work there for several years selling furniture. He stopped working at the age of 65, in 1980.  He lived there until his death in 2008.

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Gral. Tomas Botello 123, Moises Sáenz, 66613 Cd Apodaca, N.L., Mexico

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1960-1970

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1960-1970

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He moved back here because his brothers had assured him that here there was better land than at their last ejido, so he joined them to work the fields

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1960-1962

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1960-1962

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He moved to a nameless ejido close to Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas. They moved there because the government was giving land away which was to be developed. Though he was not an owner of the land, his brothers were. He then helped them take care of this land. In large part this involved agriculture of corn, beans, and cotton.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1956-1961

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 1956-1961

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While still working in Chicago, his family decided to relocate here to be close to family.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Chicago, IL, USA 1951-1956, 1956-1960

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Chicago, IL, USA 1951-1956, 1956-1960

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While his family settled in Mapimi, Durango, then settled later in Gomez Palacio, Durango, he worked for a decade in Chicago, for the same company he worked for years before.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico 1951-1956

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico 1951-1956

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Here he left his family while he went back to work on the railroads in Chicago, Illinois.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, El Palmito, Durango, Mexico 1935-1940

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, El Palmito, Durango, Mexico 1935-1940

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He and his male siblings as well as his brothers-in-law all found jobs here, working as dam builders in the construction of the Presa Lazaro Cardenas "El Palmito"

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1949-1951

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1949-1951

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He and his wife came here in search of a better job, as maquiladoras. They did not find what they were looking for however, as their stay was short-lived

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico 1946-1949

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico 1946-1949

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He moved here because this is where he left his house and mother. Though he was already well acquainted with her, here he married my grandmother in 1949

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico 1945-1946

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico 1945-1946

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He moved to CDMX to take care of his brother in the hospital. his brother passed away months later.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Chicago, IL, USA 1940-1945

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Chicago, IL, USA 1940-1945

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He moved here due to labor recruitment efforts in Mexico during the war. He was hired as a bracero, inspecting railroads for Western Union. Many companies including the one he worked for were allowed to provide social securities and job opportunities to migrant workers due to the extenuating circumstance of the war.

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Moyahua de Estrada, Zacatecas, Mexico 1917-1935

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Grandfather Alfredo Esparza, Moyahua de Estrada, Zacatecas, Mexico 1917-1935

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Here, Alfredo Esparza was born and remained here for the first 18 years of his life, leaving in search of work

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, Moyahua de Estrada, Zacatecas, Mexico 1917-1918

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, Moyahua de Estrada, Zacatecas, Mexico 1917-1918

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Here he had a son, my grandfather. This would also come to be his final resting place, having been brought down by the Spanish flu only a year after the birth of his son

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De S. Agustín, Zacatecas Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, De S. Agustín, Zacatecas Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico 1888-1917

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, De S. Agustín, Zacatecas Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico 1888-1917

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This is the small town where Nepomuceno Esparza was born. Here his father was the owner of a hacienda.

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, Ixtlahuacán del Río, Jalisco, Mexico 1888

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Great Grandfather Nepomuceno Esparza, Ixtlahuacán del Río, Jalisco, Mexico 1888

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Nepomuceno Esparza was registered and baptized here, as it was the closest big town to his home.