An Illegitimate Mestizo - Loc.gov
An illegitimate mestizocattle driver, JuanVicente Gómez, becameone of three greatauthoritarian rulers ofVenezuela (president,1908-1910, 1911-1914,1915-1922, 1923-1929,193-1935), achievingpolitical stability withthe creation of aprofessional army.
January1997SUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYAño Nuevo (New Year's Day).1954: Robert Menéndez, USRepresentative (D-NJ), is born inNew York, NY.THURSDAY1 1955: Panama’s PresidentJosé Antonio Remón isassassinated.1963: Edgar Martínez,baseball player, is born in NewYork, NY.1994: North American FreeTrade Agreement (NAFTA) takeseffect.1891: Cuban RevolutionaryParty (Partido RevolucionárioCubano--PRC) is founded byCuban national hero JoséMartí.1935: Gabriel Eloy Aguirre,owner of SaniServ and 1987Minority Entrepreneur of theYear, is born in Akron, OH.5 Día de los Tres Reyescommemorates Three Kings(Wise Men), in Latin America.6 1959: United States recognizesCuba’s new provisionalgovernment, headed by FidelCastro Ruz.1957: Nancy López, golfchampion honored in Golf Hallof Fame, is born in Torrance,CA.12 1943: “Sleepy Lagoon” murdercase inflames anti-Mexicanbias and precipitates “Zoot SuitRiots” in June in Los Angeles,CA.7 1912: José Ferrer, Theater Hallof Fame actor and Oscar winner(Cyrano de Bergerac, 1950), isborn in Santruce, PR.8 1915: Fernando Lamas, actor,is born in Buenos Aires,Argentina.1941: Joan (Chandos) Baez,folk singer, is born in StatenIsland, NY.1983: USS City of Corpus Christi,a nuclear submarine, iscommissioned.1314 Cristo de Esquipulas celebratesBlack Christ through importantpilgrimage in Central America.15 1924: Katy Jurado, actress, isborn in Mexico.1938: Elsa Gómez, highereducation administrator, is bornin New York, NY.1997FRIDAY2 1925: José F. Valdez--Medal ofHonor recipient and private firstclass in Marine Corps (WWII)-is born in Governador, NM.SATURDAY3 1927: Lauro F. Cavazos--firstHispanic secretary ofeducation (1988) and first in acabinet-level position--is bornin King Ranch, TX.1961: United States breaksrelations with Cuba.9 1815: José Gervasio Artigas,father of Uruguay, defeatsArgentines at Guayabo.1959: Rigoberta Menchú Tum,first indigenous Latin Americanwoman to receive Nobel PeacePrize (1992), is born in Chimel,Guatemala.10 1811: 100,000 peasants ledby Hidalgo are defeated inBattle of Calderón, Mexico.1839: Eugenio María deHostos, “Citizen of theAmericas” and writer (MoralSocial, 1888), is born inMayagüez, PR.1116 1914: Héctor García Pérez,first Mexican elected to CivilRights Commission and Medalof Freedom recipient in 1984,is born in Llera, Mexico.17 1817: Army of the Andesbegins heroic march acrossAndes to victory at Battle ofChacabuco on 2/12/1817.1867: Rubén Darío, poet ofliterary modernism (Azul,1888), is born in Metapa,Nicaragua.18251970: USS El Paso, cargo ship,is commissioned.1851: Esteban Echeverría,poet (Elvira o la novia delPlata, 1832), dies.1920: Javier Pérez deCuéllar is born in Lima, Peru.1942: Pat Mora, poet andwriter, is born in El Paso, TX.19 1920: Marcario García--Medalof Honor recipient; Army staffsergeant (WWII)--is born inVilla de Castaño, Mexico, sonof Hector Pérez García(combat surgeon, diplomat,member of US Civil RightsCommission, Medal ofFreedom recipient).20 1929: Rolando Hinojosa, mostprolific Chicano novelist(Estampas del Valle y otrasobras, 1973), is born inMercedes, TX.21 1826: Royalist forces at fortressof King Philip, in Callao, Peru,surrender, ending two-year siegeand independence wars.1918: Manuel González Prada,poet (Minúsculas, 1901), dies(born 1/6/1848 in Lima, Peru).22 1933: Chita Rivera, actress, isborn in Washington, DC.23 Alacitas Fair honors bothVirgen de la Paz and Ekeko,god of prosperity of AymaráIndians in Bolivia.241958: Xavier Becerra, USrepresentative (D-CA), isborn in Sacramento, CA.26 1930: Esteban Edward Torres,US representative (D-CA), isborn in La Puente, CA.27 1853: José Martí, patriot andwriter (Ismaelillo, 1882), is bornin Havana, Cuba.1926: Harold Gonsalves-Medal of Honor recipient andMarine Corps private first class(WWII)--is born in Alameda,CA.28 1932: Máximo Yabes--Medal ofHonor recipient and Army firstsergeant (Vietnam War)--is bornin Lodi, CA.1940: Opera singer Justino Diazis born in San Juan, PR.1948: TV host Cristina Saraleguiis born in Havana, Cuba.2930 1847: Yerba Buena is renamedSan Francisco.311933: Leo Márquez, lieutenantgeneral of USAF, is born inParalta, NM.41929: Richard Cavazos, firstHispanic four-star Armygeneral, is born in King Ranch,TX.NOTE: Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients with missing birth dates and therefore not listed in calendar include Philip Bazaar (Navy seaman in Civil War, born in Santiago, Chile); David M. Gonzales (Army private first class in WWII, born in Pacoima, CA); and John Ortega (Navy seamanin Civil War, born 1840 in Spain). As of December 1995, there were 38 Hispanic recipients of this award for exemplary service and bravery in combat.
Alicia Alonso,Cuba’s foremostballet dancer, isshown performingthe “Black SwanPas de Deux” atthe MetropolitanTheater, NewYork, in 1955.
97FRIDAYSATURDAY1929: Carlos José Arboleya,CEO of Barnett Banks inMiami, FL, is born in Havana,Cuba.1947: Robert Ortega, Jr. ,founder of ConstructionManagement Associates, isborn in El Paso, TX.1848: Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo ends war betweenMexico and United States.1851: José GuadalupePosada, illustrator of 1910Revolution, is born inAguascalientes, Mexico.1930: Angelo D. Juárez,major general of US ArmyReserve, is born in Chicago,IL.1836: Battle of the Alamo forindependence of Texas fromMexico begins in SanAntonio, TX.1963: Bobby Bonilla, All-Starbaseball player, is born in theBronx, NY.2 1814: Mariano Matamoros,Roman Catholic priest andMexican independence fighter,is executed for treason.1958: Ritchie Valens, singercharacterized in La Bamba film,dies in airplane crash nearClear Lake, IA.9 1916: Edward R. Roybal,longest serving USrepresentative (D-CA), since1964, and chairman ofCongressional HispanicCaucus, is born inAlbuquerque, NM.3 1973: Oscar de la Hoya, boxer,is born in East Los Angeles,CA.5 1899: Ramón Novarro--silentfilm idol and actor (Ben Hur,1926)--is born in Durango,Mexico.6 1833: Ricardo Palma, creatorof literary genre of tradición,based on Americanist pride, isborn in Lima, Peru.781900-Spanish-American Warends.1011 1541: Santiago, Chile, is foundedby Spanish explorer Pedro deValdivia.12 1886: Ricardo Güiraldes,author of national novel, DonSegundo Sombra (1926), isborn in Buenos Aires,Argentina.13 1811: Domingo FaustinoSarmiento, Argentina's greatestprose writer (Facundo oCivilización y barbarie) andpresident (1868-74), is born inSan Juan, Argentina.14 1898: USS Maine isdestroyed in Havana Harbor,Cuba.1953: Francisco GómezDallmeier, Latin Americanbiologist and director of Manand the Biosphere DiversityProgram at Smithsonian, isborn in Caracas, Venezuela.1520 1795: Antonio López de SantaAnna, president and dictator ofMexico on eight occasionsduring 1833-55, is born inJalapa, Mexico.21 1819: Spain cedes Florida toUnited States under AdamsOñís Treaty.2227 !882: José Vasconcelos,Mexican minister of educationand great Latin Americanessayist (La raza cósmica,1925), is born in Oaxaca,Mexico.281933: Adolfo, fashion designer,is born in Havana, Cuba.16 1929: League of United LatinAmerican Citizens (LULAC) isfounded in Corpus Christi, TX.1967: Ciro Alegría, honorednovelist of El mundo es ancho yajeno (1941), dies (born 11/4/09in Trujillo, Peru).17 1898: Luis Muñoz Marín, firstgovernor and principal architectof Commonwealth of PuertoRico, is born in San Juan, PR.23 1947: Edward James Olmos,actor (Stand and Deliver), isborn in Los Angeles, CA.24 1778: José de San Martín,liberator of Chile and Peru, isborn in Yapeyú, Argentina.1952: Judith Ortiz Cofer, poetand novelist, is born in PuertoRico.4 1824: Patriot forces under SimónBolívar and Bartolomé Salombegin two-year siege of royalfortress of King Philip, in Callao,Peru.118 1972: Armando Ramos winslightweight boxing championshipover Pedro Carrasco in WorldBoxing Congress.19 1905: Arthur-León Campa,Mexican-American folkloristand writer, is born in Guaymas,Mexico.1964: Gigi Fernández, tennisplayer, is born in San Juan,PR.1942: USS San Juan, WWIIlight cruiser, is commissioned.25 1948: Priscilla López--Broadwayactress, dancer, and singer--isborn in the Bronx, NY.26 1621: Pedro Bedón,Ecuadorian painter, dies inQuito.1844: Dominican Republic’sindependence day.1959: Mexican-AmericanPolitical Association (MAPA) isfounded in California.
The son of poormigrant farm workersin Yuma, Arizona,C’esar Estrada Ch avezbecame a gifted leaderand organizer andfounder of the UnitedFarm Workers,choosing to livepenniless and withoutproperty. He died in1993.
March1997SUNDAYMONDAY1609: Spanish writeinstructions to build Santa Fede San Francisco (presentday Santa Fe, NM).30 1899: David Barkley--Medal ofHonor winner and Army private(WWI)--is born in Laredo, TX.1914: Octavio Paz, Mexico'sfirst Nobel laureate for literature(El laberinto de la soledad,1950), is born in Mexico City,Mexico.1917: Desi Arnaz--producer,actor, and pioneer of “threecamera technique” in “I LoveLucy” (1950)--is born inSantiago, Cuba2 1923: Manuel Pérez, Jr. -Medal of Honor recipient andArmy private first class(Vietnam War)--is born inOklahoma City, OK.1917: Jones Act grants UScitizenship to Puerto Ricans.1965: Teatro Campesino isestablished in Delano, CA.1916: Pancho Villa attacksColumbus, NM, killing 17.1940: Raúl Julia, stage andscreen actor (Man of LaMancha, 1990; The Addamsfamily, 1991), is born in SanJuan, PR.9 1848: US Congress ratifiesTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,with United States gainingArizona, California, Nevada,New Mexico, Texas, Utah, andhalf of Colorado.TUESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY313 1960: Lucille Ball files fordivorce from Desi Arnaz.45 1836: Battle of the Alamo endsin San Antonio, TX.SATURDAY1920: Julián Samora,sociologist and White HouseHispanic Heritage Awardrecipient, is born in PagosaSprings, CO.1938: Euripides Rubio, Medalof Honor recipient, is born inPonce, PR.167 1895: Juana de Ibarbourou,poet (Las lenguas dediamante, 1919), is born inMelo, Uruguay.1926: José González, PuertoRican novelist, is born inSanto Domingo, DominicanRepublic.81928: Gabriel García Márquez-Nobel laureate for literature(1982) and author of Cien añosde soledad (1970)--is born inAracataca, Colombia.1011 1927: Raúl Alfonsín, president ofArgentina (1983-89), is born inArgentina.1996: President Bill Clinton signsHelms-Burton Act, tightening USembargo on Cuba by sanctioningforeign firms using confiscatedUS property.12 1967: United Farm WorkersAssociation (UFWA) winscontract with Christian BrothersWinery.1967: United MexicanAmerican Students (UMAS) isformed by Los Angelescolleges and universities.1314 1947: Federico Peña, firstHispanic secretary ofTransportation (1993), is bornin Laredo, TX.1518 Día de San José is observed inhonor of St. Joseph in LatinAmerica.19 1911: Alfonso García Robles,Nobel Peace Prize winner(1982), is born in Zamora,Mexico.1946: José F. Jiménez--Medalof Honor recipient and Marinelance corporal (Vietnam War)-is born in Mexico City.20 1924: Ysmael Villegas--Medalof Honor recipient and Armystaff sergeant (WWII)--is bornin Casa Blanca, CA.1931: Benito Martínez--Medalof Honor recipient and Armycorporal (Korean War)--is bornin Fort Hancock, TX.21 1873: Slavery is abolished inPuerto Rico by Spanish rulingbody, the Cortes.2226 1512: Juan Ponce de Leónsights Florida.27 1966: Fifty Chicano leaderswalk out of Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission(EEOC) meeting inAlbuquerque, NM, protestinglack of Mexican-American staffand efforts.28 1941: Ricardo Sánchez-pioneer poet of bilingualliterary style and activist ofChicano Movement--is bornin El Paso, TX.1818: Spanish army routsChilean forces under José deSan Martín in Battle ofCancha Rayada, near Talca.1892: César Vallejo, poet ofPoemas humanas (1939), isborn in Santiago de Chuco,Peru.16 1966: Seven days after endinghis 25-day fast, César Chávezand National Farm WorkersAssociation (NFWA) begin amarch from Delano toSacramento, CA.17 1938: Mexico takes control offoreign-owned oil properties onits soil.Semana Santa, Holy Week.23 1829: Ignacio Zarrogoza-Mexican general and hero ofbattle against French invasionon Cinco de Mayo, is born inMexico.1942: Jésus Alou, baseballplayer, is born in Haina,Dominican Republic.241923: Emyré BarriosRobinson--founder of BarriosTechnology, Inc. , and chairof Texas Space Commission-is born in El Paso, TX.WEDNESDAY199725 1904: Emilio (“El Indio”)Fernández, Mexico's mostprominent director (MaríaCandelaria), is born in El Seco,Mexico.1948: Dr. Héctor Pérez Garcíaestablishes American GI Forumin Texas.1950: Julia Alvarez, author, isborn in New York, NY.NOTE: White House Hispanic Heritage Award also has been awarded to Julián Samora (sociologist, 1985), Miriam Colón (playwright, 1990), and Eduardo Mata (composer, 1991)1953: Nydia M. Velázquez ,US representative (DBrooklyn, NY), is born inYabucoa, PR.29
Born in poorMexican-Americanfamily near El Paso,Texas, Vikki Carr(Florencia Bisentade Casillas MartínezCardona) has wonacclaim vocalistand humanitarian.She is shown here inthe “Jimmy DeanShow” on NBC-TV,April 7, 1964.
April1997SUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAY1940: Catalina VásquezVillapando, former UStreasurer, is born in SanMarcos, TX.1551: University of Mexico,first university in NorthAmerica, is established.FRIDAY2 1926: Mario E. Ramírez,physician, is born in Roma, TX.1932: José R. Coronado,health care administrator, isborn in Benavides, TX.1944: Tony Orlando, singer, isborn in New York, NY.3 1981: Henry Cisneros is swornin as mayor of San Antonio,TX.8 1866: Civil Rights Act is passedover President AndrewJohnson’s veto, grantingcitizenship to all native-born USresidents except NativeAmericans.9 1887: Bernardo AlbertoHoussay, Nobel laureate formedicine and physiology(1947), is born in Buenos Aires,Argentina.1930: Dolores Huerta, laborleader and social activist, isborn in Dawson, NM.10 1899: Treaty of Paris is ratifiedto cede Spanish Cuba, PuertoRico, and Philippines to US.SATURDAY4 1818: José de San Martín’ssoldiers defeat GeneralMariano Osorio’s forces inBattle of Maipú, Chile.51966: Mexican AmericanStudent Association (MASA)is founded in Los Angeles,CA.7 1888: Dennis Chávez, firstMexican American US Senator,is born in Los Chávez, NM.13 1931: Rodolfo Hernández-Medal of Honor recipient andUS Army corporal (KoreanConflict)--is born in Colton, CA.14 1986: Major Fernando L.Ribas-Dominicci, USAF pilot, isshot down and killed by hostilefire near Libya.15 1933: Naomi (Burgos) Lynn,president of Sangamon StateUniversity, is born in New York,NY.1968: Mexican-Americans inColorado begin a boycott ofCoors beer for discriminatoryhiring.16 1961: 1,500 Cuban exilesinvade Cuba at Bay of Pigs butmost are killed or captured byCuban military forces.17 1892: Fiesta San Antonio isinitiated and runs annually for10 days with over 150 eventsto celebrate city's rich culturalheritage in Texas.181920 1836: Texas defeats GeneralSanta Anna’s forces anddeclares independence fromMexico in "Battle of Flowers" atSan Jacinto, TX.21 1833: Rafael Chacón, soldierand memoirist of New Mexico,is born in Santa Fe, NM.1929: Guillermo CabreraInfante, award-winning novelistof Tres tristres tigres (1967), isborn in Gibara, Cuba.22 1846: US declares war onMexico.23 1907: Gabriel Figueroa, noteddirector of cinematicphotography (“The Night of theIguana,” 1964), is born inMexico City.24 1965: Pedro Alvizu Campos,greatest activist for PuertoRican independence from US,dies (born 9/12/1891 in Ponce,PR).25 1923: Cleto Rodríguez-Medal of Honor recipient andUS Army technical sergeant(WWII)--is born in SanMarcos, TX.2628 1943: Bracero Program(Mexican Farm Labor SupplyProgram) is ratified byCongress under Public Law 45.29 1975: Marine Master SergeantJuan J. Valdéz is on the lasthelicopter to leave US Embassyin Saigon as Vietnam War ends.1923: Tito Puente, musician,is born in Brooklyn, NY.1867: Spanish troops inPuerto Rico mutiny and areexecuted by the colonialgovernment.THURSDAY1 1513: Ponce de León, Spanishexplorer and first governor ofPuerto Rico under Spain, landson and names Florida (“flowery”),near present-day St. Augustine,and introduces written languageto natives.6 1889: Gabriela Mistral--LatinAmerica's first Nobel laureate inliterature in 1945 (Desolación,1922) and UN ambassador--isborn in Vicuña, Chile.1932: John Gavin, actor andformer ambassador to Mexico,is born in Los Angeles, CA.1904: Elwood R. Quesada,lieutenant general of USAF,is born in Washington, DC.1537: Hernando de Soto isappointed governor of Cubaand captain-general ofFlorida.WEDNESDAY19971915: Anthony Quinn, actor, isborn in Chihuahua, Mexico.271966: Rodolfo (“Corky”)Gonzales establishes Crusadefor Justice in Denver, CO.1993: César Chávez, founder ofUnited Farms WorkersAssociation, dies in San Luis, AZ(born 3/31/27 in Yuma, AZ).3011 1952: Gary Soto, poet, writer,is born in Fresno, CA.121956: Andy García, actor, isborn in Bejucal, Cuba.1966: March of César Chávezand National Farm WorkersAssociation ends inSacramento, CA
Richard “Pancho”Gonzales, shown hereon Paradise Island, theBahamas, in 1962, gotoff to a slow start in hiscareer as a professionaltennis player, but by1954 he was the worldProfessional SinglesChampion and held ontothat title until 1961.
7: Revolution of 1910 inMexico officially ends withconstitutional election ofGeneral Venustiano Carranzato presidency.4 1862: Cinco de Mayocelebrates General IgnacioZaragoza's defeat of invadingFrench forces at Puebla,Mexico.5 1857: Juan Morel Campos,composer of Puerto Ricannational music, is born inPonce, PR.6 1919: Eva Duarte de Perón,Argentine first lady, is born inJunín, Buenos Aires Province,Argentina.1970: Patrick F. Flores is firstMexican-American consecratedas bishop in United States.7 1753: Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla,father of Mexico, is born inGuanajuato, Mexico.1876: France Silva--Medal ofHonor recipient and MarineCorps private (BoxerRebellion)--is born in Hayward,CA.FRIDAY1 1931: Cruz Renoso, judge andpublic official, is born in Brea,CA.1958: Lourdes López, balletdancer, is born in Havana,Cuba.8 1928: Richard “Pancho”González, tennis player, is bornin Los Angeles, CA.SATURDAY2 1916: Henry BarbosaGonzález--first MexicanAmerican elected to TexasSenate and USrepresentative (D-TX)--isborn in San Antonio, TX.39 1958: Ellen Ochoa, astronautand engineer, is born in LosAngeles, CA.1015 1910: Horacio Rivero, firstHispanic four-star Navyadmiral, is born in Ponce, PR.16 1867: Maximilian, emperor ofMexico (1832-67), formallysurrenders to PresidentBenito Juárez.171940: Victor Villaseñor,dyslexic Chicano novelistand screenwriter (Macho!,1973), is born in Carlsbad,CA.11 1928: Manuel Lujan, Jr.--firstHispanic Republican elected toUS House of Representatives(1968) and secretary of interior-is born in San Ildefonso, CA.1962: Emilio Estevez, actor, isborn in New York, NY.12 1941: Ritchie Valens (RichardValenzuela)--singer, guitarist,and songwriter--is born inPacoima, CA.13 1811: Paraguay’s independenceday. Pedro Juan Caballero,independence movement hero,joins first governing junta ofParaguay.1875: Tibirico Vásquez,legendary “Robin Hood” outlaw,is hanged in Los Angeles, CA.14 Día de San Isidro honors St.Isidore, patron of agriculture.1539: Explorer Hernando deSoto’s expedition sets sail inseven ships from Havana,Cuba, to Florida (arriving5/25/39 just north of presentday Fort Meyers, FL).18 1895: José Martí, playwrightand Cuban independenceactivist, is killed by Spanishsoldiers in Battle of Dos Rios inCuba.19 1902: General Leonard Woodtransfers power to newlyelected president of Cuba,Tomás Estrada Palma, alongtime US resident, makingCuba independent.20 1542: Hernando de Soto dies inGuachoya (present-dayMcArthur, AR).21 1810: At open meeting ofcabildo (municipal council) inBuenos Aires, viceroy isdeposed and revolutionaryjunta is elected in his place.May Revolution launchesArgentine independencemovement.22 1946: Alfredo González--Medalof Honor recipient and MarineCorps sergeant (Vietnam War)-is born in Edinburg, TX.23 1690: San Francisco de losTejas is founded by FathersMassasnet and Fontcubiertaas first permanent Spanishsettlement in Texas.1822: General Antonio Joséde Sucre wins Battle ofPichincha in Ecuador.241816: National Day inArgentina.1925: Rosario Castellanos-leading feminist and poetadvocate for indigenousMexicans (Lívida Luz, 1960)-is born in Mexico City,Mexico.25 1939: Teresa Stratas is born inToronto, Ontario, Canada.26 1939: Lionel Sosa, chairmanand CEO of advertising firmSosa and Associates, is born inSan Antonio, TX.1968: Grand jury indicts “L.A.13” for conspiracy to disturbpeace during school walkouts.2728 1506: Christopher Columbusdies in Valladolid, Spain.29 1539: Hernando de Sotoarrives in present-day TampaBay, FL.1838: Central AmericanFederation disintegrates.1941: Manuel Trinidad,educator, is born in RockyFord, CO.30 1948: Gloria Molina,politician, is born inMontebello, CA.311949: Xavier Suárez, first CubanAmerican mayor of Miami, isborn in Las Villas, Cuba.1937: Trini López, singer, isborn in Dallas, TX.1961: Giselle Fernández,newscaster, is born in MexicoCity.1918: Bert Corona--labororganizer and founder ofMexican-American PoliticalAssociation in 1959--is born inEl Paso, TX.1970: Tens of thousands ofpeople die in an earthquakein Peru.NOTE: Three Alou brothers--Felipe, Matty, and Jesús--played professional baseball. At one time in 1960s, they started in outfield for San Francisco Giants. Felipe became first major league manager from Dominican Republic. His son, Moises, played for Felipe.
Luis Alvarez (1911-1988), physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1968) who worked onthe development of radar and the atomic bomb, is Honored by President Harry S.Truman.
June1997SUNDAY1912: José M. López--Medalof Honor recipient and Armysergeant (WWII)--is born inMission, TX.1875: Romualdo Pachecobecomes first MexicanAmerican governor ofCalifornia.MONDAY2 1937: Soloman P. Ortíz, USrepresentative (D-TX), is bornin Robstown, TX.8 1967: Inter-Agency Committeeon Mexican-American Affairs isestablished by PresidentLyndon Johnson, with VicenteXimenes as its head.9 1788: José de Villamil, whofought in several battles againstSpanish for Ecuadorianindependence and served asEcuador’s minister to UnitedStates (1852), is born in NewOrleans, LA.1910: María Bombal, writer(La última niebla, 1935), isborn in Viña del Mar, Chile.1786: Juan Bautista Aguirre,Ecuadorian literary figure,dies in Tivoli, Italy (born4/11/1825 in Daule,Ecuador).TUESDAY1 1951: Miguel Keith--Medal ofHonor recipient and MarineCorps lance corporal (VietnamWar)--is born in San Antonio,TX.15 1951: Roberto Durán, boxer, isborn in Panama City, Panama.WEDNESDAY1949: Emilio A. de la Garza, Jr.--Medal of Honor recipient andMarine Corps lance corporal(Vietnam War)--is born in EastChicago, IL.Día de San Pedro (y SanPablo) honors St. Peter,patron saint of fishermen,throughout Latin America.29 1944: Daniel Fernández--Medalof Honor recipient and Armyspecialist fourth class (VietnamWar)--is born in Albuquerque,NM.23 1822: Simón Bolívar’s forcesdefeat royalists in Venezuela atdecisive Battle of Carabobo.1922: Alejandro R. RenteríaRuiz--Medal of Honor recipientand Army private first class(WWII)--is born in Loving, NM.FRIDAYSATURDAY4 1878: Francisco “Pancho” Villa,legendary bandit andrevolutionary general, is born inSan Juan del Río, Mexico.1967: Reies López Tijerinaraids Tierra Amarilla, NM,courthouse and eludes capturefor five days.5 1952: Anthony Quinn becomesfirst Mexican-American to winan Academy Award (“BestSupporting Actor” for VivaZapata! ).6 1904: Juan César Cordero,major general of ArmyNational Guard, is born inCarolina, PR.710 1947: Henry G. Cisneros, firstHispanic secretary of housingand urban development (1993),is born in San Antonio, TX.11 1941: Lucille Roybal-Allard--USrepresentative (D-CA) anddaughter of CongressmanEdward R. Roybal--is born inLos Angeles, CA.12 1911: Luis W. Alvarez, NobelPrize winner for physics (1986),is born in San Francisco, CA.1916: Ezequiel Cabeza deVaca becomes first MexicanAmerican governor of NewMexico.13 1986: Jorge Luis Borges,short story writer (Ficciones ,1935-44), dies (born 1899 inBuenos Aires, Argentina).141718 1867: Emperor Maximilian isexecuted in Mexico.19 1820: Manuel Belgrano,revolutionary hero, dies inBuenos Aires, Argentina.20 1827: José JoaquínFernández de Lizardi, firstSpanish American novelist,dies (born 1776 in MexicoCity).211927: Julián Nava, firstMexican-Americanambassador to Mexico (197981), is born in Los Angeles, CA.1953: Ana Castillo, writer, isborn in Chicago, IL.22 1819: Spain seeks to settleTexas.THURSDAY3 1977: Violence during PuertoRico Day in Chicago kills two.1943: In “Zoot Suit Riots,” whiteservicemen and MexicanAmericans clash in LosAngeles, CA.16 1947: Linda Chávez--publicservant, politician, and newscommentator--is born inAlbuquerque, NM.199724 1835: Pueblo is founded withconstruction of first building (startof Yerba Buena, later to be calledSan Francisco).1856: Mexican law forcesredistribution of church lands.25 1940: Luis Valdez, screenwriterand director (La Bamba, 1987),is born in Delano, CA.1963: Wendy Lucero-Schayes,Olympic diver and broadcaster,is born in Valencia, NM.1921: Pancho Segura, tennisplayer, is born on steamboatnear Ecuador.261829: Don Miguel Otero,governor and US senator (DMI), is born in Valencia, NM.27 1821: Simón Bolívar and histroops march into Caracas,Venezuela, and take controlof city.1943: Ed Pastor, USrepresentative (D-AZ), isborn in Phoenix, AZ.30NOTE: Hispanic fighter aces--fighter pilots who destroy five or more enemy aircraft in combat--include, from WWII: Commander Eugene A. Valencia, Jr. (Navy), Captain Richard G. Candelaria (Air Force), and Captain Michael Brezas (Air Force); from Korean War: Colonel Manuel J.Fernández, Jr. (Air Force).28
During her shortlife, Frida Kahlo(Mrs. Diego Rivera)became a celebratedartist and feminist.She is shown herein 1939 aboard theSS Normandie, NewYork City.
July1997SUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAY1520: La Noche Triste refers to“sad night” when Aztecs led byMoctezuma's brother,Cuitlahuac, drive out Spanishfrom Veracruz, Mexico, killing860 Spaniards.1898: Battle of San Juan Hill,Spanish-American War.1914: Delmira Agustini, poetof scandalous El libro blanco(1907), is born inMontevideo, Uruguay.6 1808: Mariano GuadalupeVallejo--Mexican general,wealthy rancher, and Californiastate senator--is born inMonterey, CA.1958: Mexican women votefor first time in presidentialelection.1854: US forces shell andburn San Juan del Norte,Nicaragua.1846: United States annexesCalifornia from Mexico.13 1969: “Futbol War” between ElSalvador and Honduras begins.14 1946: Linda Ronstadt, singer, isborn in Tucson, AZ.1950: Ralph E. Días--Medal ofHonor recipient and MarineCorps private first class(Vietnam War)--is born inShelocta, PA.1974: Frida Kahlo, modernartist of “The Two Fridas”(1939), dies (born 7/06/07 inCoyocán, Mexico).1810: Colombia’sindependence day.1923: “Pancho” Villa is killedat Parral, Mexico.1947: Carlos Santana,musician, is born in Autlán deNavarro, Mexico.201920: Joe P. Martínez-Medal of Honor recipient andArmy private (WWII)--is bornin Taos, NM.27 1821: Peru’s independenceday.1938: Lt. Gen. Edward D.Baca, National Guard chief,is born in Santa Fe, NM.721 1932: Oscar de la Renta,clothes designer, is born inSanto Domingo, DominicanRepublic.1868: Fourteenth Amendmentgrants US citizenship to legalUS residents of Hispanic origin.28 1940: Jay R. Vargas --Medal ofHonor recipient and MarineCorps captain (Vietnam War)-is born in Winslow, AZ.WEDNESDAY1 1964: José Canseco, All-Starbaseball player, is born inHavana, Cuba.1997THURSDAY2 1769: Father Junípero de Serraestablishes first mission in Alta(now San Diego), California.FRIDAY3 1943: Geraldo Miguel Rivera-producer of “Geraldo” talk showand winner of Peabody Awardand ten Emmies for broadcastjournalism--is born in NewYork, NY.SATURDAY4 1801: David G. Farragut-Civil War naval hero,Hispanic, and first USadmiral--is born in Campbell'sStation, TN.51966: First Alianza public protest:a march from Albuquerque toSanta Fe, NM.1950: US Congress upgradesPuerto Rico’s status fromprotectorate to commonwealth.8 1816: Argentina’s independenceday.1955: Jimmy Smits, actor, is bornin New York, NY.1965: Issac Camacho, Armysergeant first class, escapesafter 20 months as POW inVietnam.9 1902: Nicolás Guillén, Cuba'sgreatest 20th century poet(Motivos del son, 1930), is bornin Camagüey, Cuba.10 1934: Franklin DelanoRoosevelt becomes firstpresident to travel throughPanama Canal.1960: Soviet Premier NikitaKhrushchev promises SovietUnion would defend Cubaagainst a US attack.11 1904: Pablo Neruda--Nobellaureate for literature (1971)and romantic poet (Veintepoemas de amor y unacanción desesperada, 1924)- is born in Parral, Chile.1215 1809: Revolt in La Paz, Bolivia,under Pedro Domingo Murillo’sleadership.1934: Katherine Davalos Ortega,US treasurer, is born nearTularosa, NM.1948: Rubén Blades, entertainer,is born in Panama City, Panama.16 1833: Francisco Oller Cestero,pioneer of impressionism, isborn in San Juan, PR.1917: Silvestre S. Herrera,Medal of Honor recipient andArmy private first class (WWII)-is born in El Paso, TX.17 1872: Benito Juárez, firstindigenous leader of Mexico,dies (born 3/21/1806 inOaxaca, Mexico).18 1940: Vikki Carr, worldrenowned and GrammyAward-winning Hispanicsinger of popular music(“Simplemente mujer”), isborn in El Paso, TX.1922 1967: Puerto Ricans endorsecommonwealth status inreferendum.23 1783: Simón Bolívar, great“Liberator” of Spanish America,is born in Caracas, Venezuela.1951: Lynda Cordoba Carter,actress (“Wonder Woman”), isborn in Phoenix, AZ.24 1819: Simón Bolívar androyalist forces battle at VargasSwamp, Colombia.1898: US troops land atGuanica, PR.1952: Puerto Rican constitutiontakes effect.25 1811: Juan Aldama, Mexicanmilitary leader,
30 1899: David Barkley--Medal of Honor winner and Army private (WWI)--is born in Laredo, TX. 1914: Octavio Paz, Mexico's first Nobel laureate for literature (El laberinto de la soledad, 1950), is born in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 1920: Julián Samora, sociologist and White House Hispanic
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The computational anatomy of psychosis hypothesis that the mean is zero. The sample mean provides evi-dence against the null hypothesis in the form of a prediction error: namely, the sample mean minus the expectation under the null hypothesis. The sample mean provides evidence against the null but how much evidence? This can only be quantified in relation to the precision of the prediction .
