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José Cristóbal Aguilar (1815-1883) —
also known as Cristóbal Aguilar —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1815.
Son of José Maria Aguilar and María Ygnacia Elizalde.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1866-67, 1867-68, 1870-72.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of heart
disease, April 11,
1883 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Peter Aguilar (b. 1931) —
also known as Robert P. Aguilar —
of California.
Born in Madera, Madera
County, Calif., April 15,
1931.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1979-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1980-96;
took senior status 1996.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Arthur Lawrence Alarcón (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur L. Alarcón —
of California.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
14, 1925.
Son of Lorenzo Marques Alarcon and Margaret (Sais) Alarcon.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1964-78; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1978-79; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-92; took senior
status 1992.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Richard Alatorre (b. 1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1943.
Son of Joseph Alatorre and Mary Alatorre.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1972-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996;
chair, Credentials Committee, chair, 1984;
speaker, 1984.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 1996.
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Daniel R. Arguello —
of Alhambra, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor
of Alhambra, Calif., 2001.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jose Baca (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Baca —
of Rialto, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Belen, Valencia
County, N.M., January
23, 1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
California
state assembly, 1992-99; member of California
state senate, 1999; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2008 (42nd District
1999-2003, 43rd District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2008.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lourdes G. Baird (b. 1935) —
of California.
Born in Quito, Ecuador,
May
12, 1935.
Daughter of James G. Gillespie and Josefina Delgado.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1986-88; superior court judge in
California, 1988-90; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1990-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1992-.
Female.
Ecuadorian ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Hugo H. Bayona (b. 1928) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 23,
1928.
Son of Jose M. Bayona and Enriqueta (Herrera) Bayona.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; laboratory
technician; nonprofit
organization executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Alline Aston. |
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Xavier Becerra (b. 1958) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
26, 1958.
Son of Manuel Becerra and Maria Teresa (Schmidt) Becerra.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1990-92; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (30th District
1993-2003, 31st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peter Miguel Camejo (b. 1939) —
also known as Peter Camejo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
31, 1939.
Son of Daniel Camejo Octavio and Elvia Guanche.
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1976; Green candidate for Governor of
California, 2002, 2003, 2006; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Venezuelan ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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José A. Carillo (c.1796-1862) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., about 1796.
Farmer;
delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Los Angeles
District, 1849.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., April 25,
1862 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Lee Coelho (b. 1942) —
also known as Tony Coelho —
of Merced, Merced
County, Calif.
Born in Los Banos, Merced
County, Calif., June 15,
1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1979-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Antonio Francisco Coronel (1817-1894) —
also known as Antonio F. Coronel —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, October
21, 1817.
Son of Ygnacio Coronel (1795-1862).
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1853-54; California
state treasurer, 1867-71.
Mexican ancestry.
Died April 17,
1894 (age 76 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maria Echaveste (b. 1954) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill
Clinton, 1998-2001; member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Matthew Eduardo Gonzalez (b. 1965) —
also known as Matt Gonzalez —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., June 4,
1965.
Son of Mateo Gonzalez and Oralia Gonzalez.
Lawyer;
as trial attorney for San Francisco Office of Public Defender, was
twice jailed
for contempt
of court; the contempt findings were overturned on appeal;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2003; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Benigno Cárdenas Hernández
(1862-1954) —
also known as Benigno C. Hernández —
of Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Taos, Taos
County, N.M., February
13, 1862.
Republican. Rio
Arriba County Sheriff, 1904-06; Rio
Arriba County Treasurer, 1908-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1915-17, 1919-21; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for New Mexico, 1932.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1954 (age 92 years, 247
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Gloria E. LaRiva (b. 1954) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., August
13, 1954.
Candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1983, 1991; Workers World candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1992 (Workers World), 2008 (Socialism and
Liberation).
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Diane Janet Martinez (b. 1953) —
also known as Diane Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born January
14, 1953.
Daughter of Elvira (Yorba) Martinez and Matthew
Gilbert Martinez.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 49th District, 1993-98; candidate for California
insurance commissioner, 1998.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Son of Matthew Martinez and Helen Martinez.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Efren Moreno —
of Alhambra, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Alhambra, Calif., 2001.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Moreno (c.1927-1999) —
of Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, at Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1999 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alberto Natividad (c.1925-2000) —
of California.
Born about 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Pico Rivera, Calif., 1990-91.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of liver
failure, in Pico Rivera, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 5,
2000 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julian Nava (b. 1927) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 19,
1927.
University
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1980-81.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1991.
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Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899) —
of San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
31, 1831.
Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1853-57; member of California
state senate, 1857, 1861-63, 1869-70; California
state treasurer, 1863-67; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1871-75; Governor of
California, 1875; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1877-78, 1879-83;
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1890-91; Salvador, 1890-91; Nicaragua, 1890-91; Guatamala, 1890-93; Honduras, 1890-93.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
23, 1899 (age 67 years, 84
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Manuel Lawrence Real (b. 1924) —
also known as Manuel L. Real —
of California.
Born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1924.
Son of Francisco Jose Real and Maria (Mansano) Real.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-66; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1966-90.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 1990.
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Manuel Requena (1802-1876) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Mexico,
1802.
Republican. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1856.
Mexican ancestry.
Died in 1876
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arturo Reyes —
of Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Tepetongo, Zacatecas.
Mayor
of Lynwood, Calif., 2001-.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Blaine Richardson (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Richardson —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
15, 1947.
Son of William Blaney Richardson (1891-1972) and María Luisa
López-Collada.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1997-98; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1998-2001; Governor of
New Mexico, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 2004; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Horacio Rivero (1910-2000) —
also known as "Rivets" —
of California.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 16,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1972-74.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
First
U.S. Navy four-star admiral of Hispanic heritage.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., September
24, 2000 (age 90 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Roybal —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., February
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,
25th District 1975-93).
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Died, from respiratory
failure and pneumonia,
in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard (b. 1941) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 12,
1941.
Daughter of Edward
Ross Roybal.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (33rd District
1993-2003, 34th District 2003-08).
Female.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Linda T. Sánchez (b. 1969) —
of Lakewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., January
28, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 39th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Loretta Sanchez (b. 1960) —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.; Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
7, 1960.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1997-2008 (46th District
1997-2003, 47th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joe Serna, Jr. (c.1939-1999) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., about 1939.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; college
professor; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1993-99; died in office 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1996.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died of kidney
cancer and complications of diabetes,
in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
7, 1999 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nell Soto (1926-2009) —
of Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 61st District, 1999-2000, 2007-08; member of California
state senate 32nd District, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2004.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died February
26, 2009 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Rowland Heights, Calif.
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Esteban Edward Torres (b. 1930) —
also known as Esteban E. Torres —
of La Puente, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Miami, Gila
County, Ariz., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1983-99; defeated
in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fernando M. Torres-Gil —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Edward C. Vasquez —
also known as Ed Vasquez —
of Montebello, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Mayor
of Montebello, Calif., 2001.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Antonio Ramó Villaraigosa (b. 1953) —
also known as Antonio R. Villaraigosa; Antonio Ramón
Villar, Jr. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1953.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Speaker
of the California State Assembly; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2005-; defeated, 2001.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2011.
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