Month: November 1961

Happy Birthday to Graciela (Chela) Quintana, the first Venezuelan woman to win a professional golf tournament in the US.  Quintana won the Morgan Town Classic in 1992.  She won the Venezuelan Amateur Championship eight times, and was a tour player on the US-based LPGA and the European and Futures circuits.  Injuries curtailed her career, and… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Graciela (Chela) Quintana

Enrique Barbosa “Henry” González (1916 – 2000) was the first Latino Representative elected from Texas.  González took office on November 4, 1961, and served in Congress longer than any other Latinx (as of 2017).  His parents emigrated from Mexico, and he was born in San Antonio, Texas.  González studied at the University of Texas and… Continue reading Enrique Barbosa “Henry” González, First Latino Representative, Texas