Walla Walla's First Laborers

ID: 4975 ~ Source: Courtesy of UW Special Collections (Neg. UW8310) ~ Creator: F. Fortin ~ Date: 1892

This file appears in: Alberto Ricardo: Walla Walla’s First Mexican Success Story

Since 1858, Walla Walla natives worked alongside Mexican muleteers. Yet, Ricardo was an exemption through his success as the first Mexican newspaper owner.

This file appears in: Alberto Ricardo: Walla Walla’s First Mexican Success Story

Alberto Ricardo: Walla Walla’s First Mexican Success Story

By Jessica Silva

To many early white settlers, “Mexican” was synonymous with criminal. In 1867, the Walla Walla Statesman Review published several editorials, which, defined Mexicans as deceitful, jealous, and fickle. The Walla Walla Statesman editorialized that…