Knight without Armor: Carlos Eduardo Castañeda, 1896-1958

476 Pages·1999·8.07 MB·English

by  Felix D. Almaráz Jr.

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Knight without Armor
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KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR
Carlos Eduardo Castañeda, 1896–1958
félix d. almaráz, jr.
texas a&m university press
College Station
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Copyright © 1999 by Félix D. Almaráz, Jr.
Manufactured in the United States of America
All rights reserved
First edition
The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements
of the American National Standard for Permanence
of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48-1984.
Binding materials have been chosen for durability.
(cid:2)(cid:3)
Assistance with the funding of this book was
provided through generous grants from
The Kathryn Stoner O’Connor Foundation
and
The Program for Cultural Cooperation Between
Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities
library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Almaráz, Félix D. (Félix Díaz), 1933–
Knight without armor : Carlos Eduardo Castañeda, 1896–1958 / Félix D.
Almaráz, Jr.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn0-89096-890-x
1. Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896–1958. 2. Historians—United
States Biography. 3. Mexican Americans Biography. 4. Mexican-
American Border Region—Historiography. 5. Southwest, New—
Historiography. 6. Mexican Americans—Historiography. 7. Catholic
Church—Texas—Historiography. I. Title.
e175.5.c275a46 1999
972.007(cid:2)202—dc21 99-24693
[b] cip3
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in loving memory of my parents,
Antonia Rodríguez de Almaráz (1900–1984)
and
Félix D. Almaráz, Sr. (1899–1968)
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The shadow fell for a moment upon the hour that marked his death then passed
leaving his name and memory illuminated by the eternal sunshine.
—inscription on sundial,
bruton parish church, williamsburg, virginia
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Preface xiii
1 The Formative Years, 1896–1923 3
2 Sojourn in Virginia, 1923–27 20
3 The Making of a Librarian, 1927–29 43
4 Appointment with History, 1930–32 77
5 Involuntary Exile to Del Rio, 1933–35 105
6 Return from the Border, 1935–38 146
7 The Glory of Knighthood, 1939–42 173
8 From Academician to Wartime Public Servant, 1943–44 213
9 From Regional Director to Full-Time Historian, 1945–47 253
10 Ascendancy to the Summit, 1948–50 278
11 At the Summit, 1951–53 294
12 The Twilight Years, 1954–58 318
13 Farewell to a Project 342
Abbreviations 351
Notes 353
Bibliography 407
Index 417
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Illustrations
Castañeda coat-of-arms frontispiece
photo section 1
following page104
Timoteo C. Castañeda and Elisa Andrea Leroux
The Castañeda family
Carlos, age five
Carlos on a Sunday outing
Carrancistaforces in Matamoros
Saint Austin’s Church and Newman Hall
Rev. J. Elliot Ross
Eugene Campbell Barker
Charles Wilson Hackett
Carlos at graduation, 1921
Wedding of Castañeda and Elisa G. Ríos
Aerial view of Williamsburg, Va.
Carlos and Elisa in Williamsburg
Irma Gloria Castañeda, age three
Catholic field Mass at William and Mary
Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler
Ernest William Winkler
Latin American Collection
Librarian Castañeda
Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission, 1926
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x illustrations
Rev. Dr. Paul J. Foik
Our Lady of the Lake College
Sister M. Angelique Ayres
Winnie Allen
Rev. Dr. Peter P. Forrestal
Frederick C. Chabot
Harry Yandell Benedict
Rev. Francis Borgia Steck
Carlos on graduation day, 1932
photo section 2
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Superintendent Castañeda
Most Rev. Mariano S. Garriga
Donald Coney
Milton R. Gutsch
Castañeda with Rev. James P. Gibbons
Carlos and Elisa with Rosemary
Castañeda’s investiture as Knight of the Equestrian Order of the
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Castañeda in Knights of Columbus procession
Homer Price Rainey
Most Rev. Robert E. Lucey
Castañeda at San Jacinto Monument
Rev. Monsignor Francis J. Haas
Most Rev. Laurence J. FitzSimon
Rev. Monsignor Patrick J. McCormick
Aerial view of Catholic University of America
Most Rev. Louis J. Reicher
Texas Knights of Columbus members with Our Catholic Heritage in Texas
Carlos, Rosemary, and Josefina Ella in San Antonio
Presentation of the Junípero Serra of the Americas Award
Backyard family photo
Castañeda in Caracas, Venezuela