December 4, 1938
Latina civil rights activist, Luisa Moreno founded “El Congreso del Pueblo de Habla Española” or the The Spanish-Speaking Peoples Congress. This congress was the first of its kind with the objective to bring together all Spanish speaking people residing in the U.S. The first meeting was held in Los Angeles with large representation by Cubans and Spaniards from Florida, Puerto Ricans from New York, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans from the Southwest.
