J t canales. I am writing this post to just make you aware of jt. The four articles are very interesting intriguing and full of local history all the way from matamoros ciudad mier to austin and all in between. Hamer was forced to apologize but was not removed.
1811 international blvd brownsville texas 78520. Today the legislative and civil rights work by j. During his adolescent years canales attended both public and private schools including kansas high school in kansas city which he graduated from in 1896.
His mother was a descendant of jose salvador de la garza the recipient of the espiritu santo grant an enormous spanish land grant that occupied most of what is now cameron county. Hobby who promised an investigation. Canales the only hispanic state lawmaker in texas at the time introduced legislation to regulate ranger activity after being threatened by a ranger frank hamer in the course of an investigation.
Canales a great humanitarian was a great pillar of lulac. Jose tomas jt canales lawyer legislator landowner and a founder of the league of united latin american citizens the son of andreas and tomasa cavazos canales was born on a ranch in nueces county texas on march 7 1877. He was the son of mr.
Canales was a leading south texas mexican american political leader lawyer judge legislator landowner and one of the founders of lulac the league of latin american citizens. He is best known for his work on behalf of mexican americans and tejanos in texas defending civil rights of hispanic and other minorities. He went on to serve as brownsville city attorney 1930 40 and wrote a number of books and articles.
The scholarship fund enabling young persons an opportunity to a higher education was put on a workable basis during his administration. T canales lawyer legislator landowner and a founder of the league of united latin american citizens the son of andreas and tomasa cavazos canales was born on a ranch in nueces county texas on march 7 1877. Canales was born on march 7 1877 at his familys ranch house in alice nueces county texas.
As a state representative in 1919 he led a state investigation into the texas rangers who had been accused of crimes and abuses in the rio grande valley and along. Canales continues to influence generations of individuals particularly those of mexican descent throughout texas. His estate collection includes correspondence historical and religious articles land records and abstracts over 50 maps and building plans and other materials.
Marker is property of the state of texas 2009. Canales wrote a formal letter to texas governor william p. Canales and the 1919 texas ranger investigation.
Elected during the height of the depression he saw clearly that education was the best hope for hispanic americans.
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