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González was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican-born parents Genoveva (née Barbosa) and Leonides Gonzalez (from Mapimí, Durango), who had immigrated during the Mexican Revolution. After he received an associate's degree from San Antonio College, he earned his undergraduate credentials from the University of Texas at Austin.
Learn about the life and legacy of Henry B. Gonzalez, the first Mexican American elected to the Texas Senate, the U.S. House, and governor of Texas. The article covers his political career, his filibusters, his family, and his views on assimilation and desegregation.
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Sep 13, 2007 · Henry B. González died on November 28, 2000, in San Antonio, and was survived by his wife, the former Bertha Cuellar, and eight children. He was buried in San Fernando Cemetery II in San Antonio. The Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio is named in his honor.
Apr 30, 2016 · My father, Henry B. Gonzalez, was the third of six children, all but the eldest having been born in Texas. He and his siblings were raised in what must have been confusing times.
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Mar 19, 2015 · He married Bertha Cuellar, now 98, in 1940, starting what became a family of eight children. Drafted into a civilian job in World War II, Gonzalez served as a censor, and after the war became...
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His parents-- Leonides and Genoveva (Barbosa) Gonzalez--had fled from Mexico and the revolution there in 1911. Gonzalez's father had served as the mayor of Mapimi in the northern Mexican state of Durango; in San Antonio, he became managing editor of the Spanish language daily newspaper, La Prensa.
5 days ago · Humanities Texas. October 2021. Longtime congressman and civil rights pioneer Henry B. González was born in San Antonio in 1916. González's political career began in the fifties, when he served on the San Antonio City Council and, later, in the Texas Senate.
