On my journey of gaining information about local citizens who pulled cotton in west Texas, I visited Dr. Rosina Ruiz Valle, president of Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos. She told me, “You need to visit Francisco 'Frank' Contreras,” a member of the board at Centro. I quickly complied and was glad I did.
When we met, I was enamored by his infectious smile and was drawn to his powerful spirit.
Born in 1934 on the “Jackson Farm” – later the Hays County Civic Center location – he was the youngest of nine children. The entire family was a classic example of migrants doing the hard hand labor of pulling cotton in Texas.
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