Maria L. de Hernández
Born
María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández

(1896-07-29)July 29, 1896
Garza García, Mexico
DiedJanuary 8, 1986(1986-01-08) (aged 89)
Austin, Texas, United States
Resting placeOrden Caballeros de América outside of Elmendorf, Texas
NationalityMexican-American
Occupations
Years active1929–1986
Known for
  • Co-founded Orden Caballeros de America (with her husband)
  • Organized the Asociación Protectora de Madres
SpousePedro Hernandez Barrera
Children10

María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández (July 29, 1896 – January 8, 1986) was a Mexican-American rights activist.[1] She was born in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. During the 1930s, she spoke publicly and demonstrated on behalf of Mexican Americans about their education in the United States.[2] She and her husband, Pedro Hernandez Barrera, founded Orden Caballeros de America on January 10, 1929.[3] She organized the Asociación Protectora de Madres in 1933. In 1970 she was active in the Raza Unida Party.[1]


Personal life

Hernández was married in 1915 at the age of 19 to Pedro Hernández Barrera. They were married in Hebbronville, Texas. They moved to San Antonio, in 1918, where they settled down, and their family eventually grew to include 10 children.

She died of pneumonia on January 8, 1986. She is buried in the plot of the Orden Caballeros de América outside of Elmendorf, Texas.

References

  1. 1 2 Orozco, Cynthia E. "Hernandez, Maria L. de". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Alma M. (September 4, 1997). Chicana Feminist Thought: The Basic Historical Writings. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-91801-4.
  3. ↑ Mirande, Alfredo (March 15, 1981). La Chicana: The Mexican-American Woman. University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-53160-0.
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