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He reassumed the presidency when De Anaya left office to fight in the Mexican–American War. [71] [72] 18: Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789–1850) 16 September 1847 13 November 1847 58 days Conservative Party: As president of the Supreme Court, he assumed the presidency after Santa Anna's resignation. [73] [74] (17) Pedro María de Anaya ...
It was one of the nation's first mainstream Mexican American political organizations and was formed largely through the efforts of Mexican American World War I veterans who were frustrated at the continued discrimination Mexican Americans faced in the United States. [263] Ben Garza served as the organizations' first president. [264]
Pages in category "Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1945, a Japanese sniper killed Mexican-American private Felix Z. Longoria Jr. in the Philippines. His body was returned to Texas in 1949. His body was returned to Texas in 1949. His widow 's request to use the funeral chapel in Three Rivers was denied, as the funeral director claimed that "the whites won't like it".
Mexican activists with disabilities (4 P) Mexican women activists (2 C, 38 P) A. Mexican anti-abortion activists (7 P) Mexican anti-same-sex-marriage activists (1 P)
Another famous Mexican-American Vietnam War activist is Joan Baez, but she conducted her protests through music. Credited with resurrecting the dying art of folk music along with her contemporary ...
Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña [2] (Spanish: [biˈsente raˈmoŋ ɡeˈreɾo]; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer from 1810-1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829.
Led by activist Veronica Cruz, Las Libres pioneered in training “acompañantes” to provide virtual guidance for self-managed medical abortions in Mexico and, since 2019, in the U.S. as well.