The Equestrian

The Equestrian

The Equestrian was ten years in the making. In 1992 sculptor John Houser was commissioned by the city of El Paso to create an equestrian monument of Don Juan de Onate, Founder of the Hispanic Southwest and Camino Real in 1598 and who also gave our city its name - El Paso del Norte.

Area: Eastside / El Paso Int'l Airport

Source: Jody Polk Schwartz

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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