Tribute Cartoon: Chicano Leader Reies Lopez Tijerina Dies January 19, 2015
Jan.20, 2015 in
Chicano Art, Chicano Movement
Rest in peace, Tijerina!
From the New York Times:
Chicano Movement Leader Reies Lopez Tijerina Dies at 88
Reies Lopez Tijerina, a Pentecostal preacher turned activist who led a violent raid of a northern New Mexico courthouse nearly 50 years ago, died Monday. He was 88.
Family representative Estela Reyes-Lopez said Tijerina, who helped spark the radical Chicano movement, died at an El Paso, Texas, hospital, of natural causes. Nephew Luis Tijerina also confirmed the death. MORE>>>
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