Candelaria, Alex Obit
August 20, 2026
Alejandro “Alex” Candelaria (1909–1996) was a Ysleta-area civic figure, former El Paso city tax assessor/collector, benefactor of the Tigua Indians, and local manager of the bracero program for Lower Valley farmers and ranchers. Born near Socorro to Luz and Josefa Candelaria, he grew up in a large…
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