Martinez, Maximo

LULAC: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of Hispanics in the United States. Their main focuses have been on education and legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics. With approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC was founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas as a grassroots collective against discrimination, segregation, and racial violence. LULAC "advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide." New Mexico was the second state to form a chapter. Since that time, chapters/councils have been formed in many towns throughout New Mexico. Source: LULAC Website

Maximo Martinez: This collection was amassed by Maximo Martinez, who was active in LULAC at the national and at the state level. He served as National Vice President for the Elderly and National Vice President for Youth during the mid-nineties. In addition, Martinez served as secretary for the national organization and State Director for New Mexico LULAC. Martinez ran for Albuquerque Public Schools, District 7 Board of Directors in 1997.

Martinez was dedicated to issues concerning education and career development. He was involved with SER (Service, Employment, and Redevelopment), a nonprofit corporation established by LULAC in 1964 with the aim of placing participants into permanent unsubsidized and productive employment.

From the guide to the Maximo Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens Papers, 1983-1997, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)