Carrillo School was named for the prominent Tucson businessman, Leopoldo Carrillo. During the 1880's, the site contained the Carrillo Gardens, the city's first park with eight acres of spring-fed artificial lakes, gardens and a recreational center. In 1910, Emmanuel Drachman converted the park to the Elysian Grove. In 1912 the first airplane in Tucson landed on the site and Theodore Roosevelt spoke on the site. Carrillo School was built in 1930. Its traditional Christmas presentation, Las Posadas was started in 1937 by Marguerite Collier. Carrillo School continues to collect local history through its nationally known heritage center.

Spanish translation:Escuela Intermedia CarrilloLaEscuela Carrillo fue nobrada por Leopoldo Carrillo, desdacado pionero y hombre de negocios. Durante la decada de 1880, fue el sitio de Los Jardines de Carrillo (Carrillo Gardens), el primer parque de Tucson, con un manantial formando tres hect?reas y media de lagunillas, jardines, y un centro de recreo. En 1910 el parque se convirti? por Emmanuel Drachman en el as? llamado Elysian Grove, donde se llev? a cabo el primer vuelo de avion en Tucson, y donde en 1912 Theodore Roosevelt di? un discurso. La escuela construida en 1930, tiene fama por la costumbre navide?a de las posadas, iniciada en 1937 por Margarita Collier. Ahora el centro de cultura (Heritage Center) de las escuela colecta y preserva nuestra historia local

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