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WHO:            Rosie Mirabal Garza, University President Flavius Killebrew, Port of Corpus Christi Chairman Ruben Bonilla, and Bishop Edmond Carmody
WHAT:          Debut of “El Progreso, 1939-1940: The Work of Rodolfo Zepeda Mirabal and Dora Cervera Mirabal,”
WHEN:          Thursday, March 1 at 5 p.m.
WHERE:        University Center, Legacy Room

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A new book that chronicles a local family who shaped cultural and social changes in South Texas will be debuted Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m. in the University Center, Legacy Room at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
           
“El Progreso, 1939-1940: The Work of Rodolfo Zepeda Mirabal and Dora Cervera Mirabal,” reflects the history of the Mirabal family, creators and publishers of the area’s first Spanish-language newspaper. Their daughter, Rosie Mirabal Garza, who compiled the collection, will present the book to the University. Copies will also be donated to special collections departments at university and public libraries in the United States, Mexico, France and Spain.
           
Bishop Edmond Carmody of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi, A&M-Corpus Christi President Flavius Killebrew, and Port of Corpus Christi Chairman Ruben Bonilla, Jr., will take part in honoring Garza’s compilation. Thomas H. Kreneck, head of the University’s Bell Library Special Collections department, will also discuss the work.