Latino arts, history and culture
1932 WHITEWASHING OF AMÉRICA TROPICAL MURAL In June of 1932 the Mexican muralist Davíd Alfaro Siquieros arrived in Los Angeles invited by the Chouinard Institute of Art to conduct a series of … [Read more...]
1967 TIERRA AMARILLA COURTHOUSE RAID Inspired by a mystical dream in which he saw frozen horses melting in the sun, lay preacher Reies López Tijerina moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1963 and … [Read more...]
1972 LA RAZA UNIDA NATIONAL CONVENTION Following a series of walk-outs by Mexican American students to protest inferior education at the high school in Crystal City, Texas in 1969, Chicano … [Read more...]
AUGUST 29, 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM MARCH Historically, Mexican Americans have defended their country and have distinguished themselves in the wars of the United States. Mexican Americans fought in … [Read more...]
1968 EAST LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL WALK-OUTS By the mid-1960s, many Mexican American students were aware of social injustice and discrimination experienced by students in the Los Angeles Unified … [Read more...]
1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE In March of 1969, Chicano activists leader Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales convened a National Youth and Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado. Approximately … [Read more...]
March 17, 1966 EL PLAN DE DELANO CONTEXT: On September 16, 1965, the 6,000 members of the United Farm Workers Association voted to strike California grape growers for higher salaries and … [Read more...]
March 6, 1968 EAST LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL WALK OUT DEMANDS CONTEXT: Throughout the early 1960s, Mexican American youth experienced inferior educational opportunities throughout the Southwest. … [Read more...]
March 27-31, 1969 PREAMBLE TO PLAN DE AZTLÁN PROGRAM OF EL PLAN DE AZTLÁN CONTEXT: In March of 1969, Chicano activist leader Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales convened a National Youth Liberation … [Read more...]
July 4, 1776THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CONTEXT: For many years citizens of the thirteen American colonies had chafed under severe duties and tax laws imposed upon … [Read more...]
SEPTEMBER 23, 1859 JUAN CORTINAS PROCLAMATION TO PEOPLE OF BROWNSVILLE CONTEXT: Following the conclusion of the Mexican American War, the Mexicans who remained in the land ceded to … [Read more...]
May 9, 1921 MAGÓN’S LETTER TO HIS ATTORNEY, HARRY WEINBERGER CONTEXT: By 1900, a variety of political forces sought the overthrow of the despotic rule of Mexican dictator … [Read more...]
RICARDO FLORES MAGÓN, POLITICAL ACTIVIST Ricardo Flores Magón holds a unique status in the history of Mexican Americans in the United States. Although he was one of the precursors of … [Read more...]
EMMA TENAYUCA, LABOR ORGANIZER Born on December 21, 1916, Emma Tenayuca was the eldest of eleven children who was raised by her maternal grandparents in San Antonio, Texas. Perhaps best known … [Read more...]
JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ Born on October 25,1944, José Ángel Gutiérrez was the son of a medical doctor in the South Texas town of Crystal City. Although better off than many of the farm workers who … [Read more...]
RODOLFO "CORKY" GONZALES, POLITICAL ACTIVIST One of the most vocal and charismatic leaders of the Chicano Movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales began his career as a prizefighter in Denver, Colorado. … [Read more...]
DOLORES HUERTA, LABOR ORGANIZER Dolores Clara Fernandez was born in the Northern New Mexico mining town of Dawson, on April 10, 1930. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner and occasional farm … [Read more...]
ELIZABETH "BETITA" MARTÍNEZ, POLITICAL ACTIVIST The daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Manuel Guillermo Martinez, who arrived in the United States in 1917 with only $10 in his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF LATINO ART IN AMERICA 1900 Mexican born painter Xavier Timotéo Martínez wins honorable mention for his painting of fellow artist Marion Holden Pope at the … [Read more...]
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