Maurilio Salcido Hernández
Title
Maurilio Salcido Hernández
Description
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Mauricio Salcido was born on September 13, 1936, in Durango, Durango, México; at the age of twenty-one, he became a bracero; he worked in Phoenix, Arizona, Michigan, Montana, and Texas from 1957 to 1964.
Summary of Interview: Mr. Salcido worked in the bracero program from 1957 to 1964; he recalls the hiring process for braceros, the medical exams they endured and how they were treated at the reception centers in Empalme, Sonora, México and the United States; additionally, he describes picking cotton in Arizona, cucumbers in Michigan, sugar beets in Montana, and irrigating cotton in Texas; he explains his pride in having been a bracero, the benefits of being a contracted migrant worker, and how his earnings during the bracero program helped him purchase the properties he owns.
Summary of Interview: Mr. Salcido worked in the bracero program from 1957 to 1964; he recalls the hiring process for braceros, the medical exams they endured and how they were treated at the reception centers in Empalme, Sonora, México and the United States; additionally, he describes picking cotton in Arizona, cucumbers in Michigan, sugar beets in Montana, and irrigating cotton in Texas; he explains his pride in having been a bracero, the benefits of being a contracted migrant worker, and how his earnings during the bracero program helped him purchase the properties he owns.
Creator
Martínez, Laureano
Salcido Hernández, Maurilio
Date
2003-02-01
Subject
Bracero
Rights
Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso
Language
spa
title (Spanish)
Maurilio Salcido Hernández
creator (Spanish)
Martínez, Laureano
Rights Holder
Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso
Online Submission
No
Interviewer
Martínez, Laureano
Interviewee
Salcido Hernández, Maurilio
Location
Durango, Durango, México
Original Format
Mini Disc
Duration
1:00:06
Bit Rate/Frequency
24 bit
96 k
96 k
File Name Identifier
Salcido_Hernandez_DGO028
Citation
Martínez, Laureano and Salcido Hernández, Maurilio, “Maurilio Salcido Hernández,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 4, 2025, https://www.braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/213.