María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández (July 29, 1896 – January 8, 1986) was a
Mexican-American rights
activist.
She was born in
San Pedro Garza García
San Pedro Garza García ''(''also known as San Pedro or Garza García'')'' is a city-municipality of the Mexican state of Nuevo León and part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. It is a contemporary commercial suburb of the larger metropolitan c ...
, Mexico. During the 1930s, she spoke publicly and demonstrated on behalf of
Mexican Americans about their
education in the United States
Education in the United States is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12 public school systems and ...
. She and her husband, Pedro Hernandez Barrera, founded Orden Caballeros de America on January 10, 1929.
She organized the Asociación Protectora de Madres in 1933. In 1970 she was active in the
Raza Unida Party.
Personal life
Hernández was married in 1915 at the age of 19 to Pedro Hernández Barrera. They were married in
Hebbronville, Texas
Hebbronville ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,558 at the 2010 census. In 1918, Helen Sewel Harbison became the first woman in Texas to cast a ballo ...
. They moved to
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, 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
Elmendorf is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio—New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,862 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1885, and named after Henry Elmendorf, a former ...
.
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1896 births
1986 deaths
Activists from Texas
People from San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
People from San Antonio
Mexican emigrants to the United States
Deaths from pneumonia in Texas
People with acquired American citizenship
20th-century American women
20th-century Mexican women
Mexican activists
Mexican women activists
League of United Latin American Citizens activists
Women civil rights activists