A Cuban Revolutionary Leader

A Cuban Revolutionary Leader

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  • Date Submitted: 03/13/2009 8:13 AM
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FAMOUS SPANISH AMERICANS Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008. Tony Bonilla-Longtime Corpus Christi attorney and civic leader Tony Bonilla was born in Calvert, Texas, on March 2, 1936. After moving to Corpus Christi, he attended Del Mar College and graduated from Baylor University. He received his law degree from the University of Houston. A senior partner in Bonilla and Chapa, he specializes in personal injury litigation. Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". Jaime Escalante (born December 31, 1930) is a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California in teaching poor minority students calculus, from 1974 to 1991. César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 '' April 23, 1993) was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers.Supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers. His birthday has become a holiday in eight U.S. states. Many parks, cultural centers, libraries, schools, and streets have been named in his honor in cities across the United States. Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and community leader. He was the first person of Hispanic background elected as mayor of a large American city, and later served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. He left public office as a result of a controversy involving payments to his former mistress, in which he pleaded guilty to making false statements to...

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