What’s New: March 2025
March 27, 2025
The March 2025 update of the American National Biography update features 31 revised essays and 44 retrospective images.
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Armijo, Manuel (1793?–09 December 1853), governor of New Mexico |
Chavez Chacon, Soledad (11 Aug. 1890–4 Aug. 1936), secretary of State of New Mexico |
Cortez Lira, Gregorio (22 June 1875–28 February 1916), cowboy and Mexican-American folk her |
Cortina, Juan Nepomuceno (16 May 1824–30 October 1892), revolutionary, politician, Mexican governor, and rancher |
Flores, Francisca ( December 1913–27 April 1996), Chicana feminist, journal editor, and antipoverty activist |
Galarza, Ernesto (07 August 1905–22 June 1984), scholar and union activist |
Garza, Catarino Erasmo (25 November 1859–08 March 1895), Texas newspaper editor and Latin American revolutionary leader |
Greenlee, Gus (1897–07 July 1952), National Negro League president and owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team |
Griggs, Sutton E. (1872–1930), writer and Baptist minister |
Grim, David (28 August 1737–26 March 1826), tavern keeper, merchant, and antiquaria |
Grimké, Archibald Henry (17 August 1849–25 February 1930), lawyer, diplomat, and protest leader |
Hall, Juanita (06 November 1901–28 February 1968), performer in Broadway musicals |
Hammon, Jupiter (11 October 1711–?), poet and preacher |
Handy, W. C. (16 November 1873–28 March 1958), blues musician and composer |
Haralson, Jeremiah (01 April 1846–1916?), congressman |
Hardin, John Wesley (26 May 1853–19 August 1895), gunman |
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1825–20 February 1911), political activist and author |
Harris, Abram (17 January 1899–16 November 1963), economist, author, and educator |
Harris, Vic (10 June 1905–23 February 1978), Negro League baseball player, coach, and manager |
Montemayor, Alice Dickerson (6 Aug. 1902–13 May 1989), Mexican American feminist and civil rights activist |
Moreno, Luisa (30 August 1906–03 November 1992), labor organizer |
Muñoz Marín, Luis (18 February 1898–30 April 1980), Puerto Rican political leader and author |
Murieta, Joaquín (1829?–1853), folk hero in Hispanic and California popular culture |
Popé (?–1688), principal organizer of the Pueblo revolt |
Ramírez, Sara Estela (1881–21 August 1910), poet, radical journalist, and political organizer |
Rivero, Horacio, Jr. (16 May 1910–24 September 2000), first Puerto Rican four-star admiral and second Hispanic to rise to full admiral |
Sánchez, George Isidore (04 October 1906–05 April 1972), educator and civil rights lead |
Selena (16 Apr. 1971–31 Mar. 1995), singer |
Stearns, Abel (09 February 1798–23 August 1871), California pioneer merchant and ranchero |
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe (07 July 1808–18 January 1890), soldier, rancher, and elected official |
Villa, Pancho (05 June 1878–20 July 1923), Mexican revolutionary leader |
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