Edinburg in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Emilia Schunior Ramirez

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 23, 2025

1. Emilia Schunior Ramirez Marker

Inscription. Hidalgo County native Emilia Schunior (1902-1960) graduated from Edinburg High in 1919 and married Rafael Ramirez in 1921; the couple had four children. Emilia attended college and earned a B.A. in 1940, becoming a teacher and principal at several Rio Grande Valley schools. At the University of Texas at Austin, her 1950 master's thesis in education examined children of illegal Mexican immigrants in south Texas. Emilia later taught at Pan American College as an assistant professor of Spanish. She visited Spain and Mexico, and in 1960 represented the Pan American Round Table of Edinburg at the Inter-American Alliance Meeting in Guatemala City. As an eduator and historian, she was a role model for Hispanic women and others.

Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13988.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Hispanic Americans.

Location. 26° 18.346′ N, 98° 10.632′ W. Marker is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is on North Sugar Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the campus

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of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, next to Emilia Schunior Ramirez Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Sugar Road, Edinburg TX 78541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Southern Pacific Depot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Edinburg Junior College Auditorium (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hidalgo County (approx. one mile away); Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (approx. one mile away); El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. (approx. one mile away); Old Hidalgo County Jail (approx. one mile away); Everitt Building (approx. one mile away); Sgt. Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburg.

Also see . . . Ramirez, Emilia Wilhelmina Schunior - The Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 23, 2025

2. Emilia Schunior Ramirez Marker

Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on April 5, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.