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Early California
Another one of Xavier Martinez' paintings of the 1910s -
The Water Carriers
On of Xavier Martinez' first paintings. He is the most well known Mexican-American artist of the 1910s -
John of God, The Water Carrier
Maria Cristina Mena was one of the first Mexican-American woman writes and this is her first work -
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Mexican Revolution
The war in Mexico caused over 600,000 Mexican refugees to flee into the United States. -
The Poet (Le poète)
Americans put on Picasso show and scholars have newfound respect for Mexican and Mexican American culture. -
Perservation of Alamo parts
Adina de Zavala convinces Governor Oscar Colquitt to preserve and restore the long barracks of the Alamo. She speculated the long barracks were a part of the Alamo while everyone else wrote them off as random buildings. Zavala was right. -
Myrtle Gonzalez
First Mexican American Hollywood actress 1913-1917, Her Husband’s Friend first work -
The Birth of the God of War
One of Maria Cristina Mena first short stories published in "The Century Magazine" -
The Emotions of Maria Concepcion
Maria Cristina Mena writes another one of her short stories. -
Ma Jolie
Another one of Pablo Picasso's paintings that impacted American scholars to take Mexican-American culture seriously -
The Chalice of Courage
Myrtle Gonzalez' most famous and widely recognized film. Starred along side William Duncan -
Elvira by the Stream
Vicente J. Bernal writes on of his most famous poems -
Gregorio Cortez (Mexican American folk hero)
Falsely charged with murder in Texas because he was Mexican. Tried three times and found guilty every time. He was given a life sentence and much of the public tried to lynch him. Texas governor Oscar Colquitt acquitted him of all charges. -
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World War I
United States enters WWI in 1917 and begins fighting over seas in 1918. Many Mexican-Americans were either drafted or enlisted into the army -
The Show Down
Myrtle Gonzalez' last work before her death. -
History and Legends of the Alamo and Other Mission in and around San Antonio
Adina Emilia De Zavala writes these short stories. She was an advocate of preserving Texas and Mexican-American history -
Spanish Flu Pandemic
Disease that affected much of the American population, Mexican-Americans were not excluded from this disaster. -
Marcelino Serna
Marcelino Serna fought on the front-line trenches of France, where he earned numerous medals. However, despite killing 28 and capturing twenty-four German soldiers, he never received the Medal of Honor. An officer told Serna that he would not receive such an award because he was merely a private and that he could never advance to a higher level because of his limited English-language skills. Most decorated WWI soldier from Texas -
Myrtle Gonzalez Dies
She was one of the many victims of the Flu Pandemic of 1918. She had a legendary silent film career -
Auto/Steel Strikes of 1919
Majority of factory works in the North were striking so many Mexican-Americans from the South venture north for the first time to take on better jobs.
