María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández (July 29, 1896 – January 8, 1986) was a

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rights

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. She was born in

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, Mexico. During the 1930s, she spoke publicly and demonstrated on behalf of

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s about their

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. 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. They moved to

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Maria L. De 1896 births 1986 deaths People from San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León Activists from San Antonio Mexican emigrants to the United States Deaths from pneumonia in Texas Naturalized citizens of the United States 20th-century American women 20th-century Mexican women Mexican activists Mexican women activists League of United Latin American Citizens activists Women civil rights activists