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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