From Santa Anna to Selena
Subtitle: notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas history since 1821
By: Harriett Denise Joseph
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781574417159
Subjects: Mexicans; Mexican Americans; Biography; History
Description: "A collection of portraits of important people either from Mexico or of Mexican heritage, who had an influence on Texas history. Time period begins in 1821 when Mexico achieved independence from Spain, up to the present."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Antonio López de Santa Anna : "Napoleon of the West"; title: Erasmo and Juan Seguín : Mexicans or Texans?; title: Juan Nepomuceno Cortina : crusader or criminal?; title: Adina de Zavala : "the angel of the Alamo"; title: Emma Tenayuca : passionate labor activist; title: Jovita González and Edmundo E. Mireles : "gente decente"; title: Raul "Roy" Benavidez : "the mean Mexican"; title: Irma Lerma Rángel : Latina legislator; title: Selena Quintanilla Pérez : the tragic Tejana; title: Conclusion.