Cesar Chavez grandmother and grandfather are : Papa Chayo and Mama Tella
César’s grandmother, Mama Tella, taught him about the importance of their religious faith and to have a strong belief in God. When César grew up, he would remember and practice what his grandmother had taught him. For César, religion was a most beautiful thing.
In 1888, Cesar's grandfather moved from Chihuahua, Mexico, to the Arizona desert. He was seeking a better life for his family. They settled in the Gila Valley, near Yuma, Arizona. At this time, Arizona was a territory of the United States. It became a state in 1912.
César’s grandmother, Mama Tella, taught him about the importance of their religious faith and to have a strong belief in God. When César grew up, he would remember and practice what his grandmother had taught him. For César, religion was a most beautiful thing.
In 1888, Cesar's grandfather moved from Chihuahua, Mexico, to the Arizona desert. He was seeking a better life for his family. They settled in the Gila Valley, near Yuma, Arizona. At this time, Arizona was a territory of the United States. It became a state in 1912.
Cesar Chavez parents are:Librado Chavez and Juana Estrada Chávez
César's father Librado was a successful and hardworking individual. He operated a general store and was elected postmaster in addition to caring for the family's farm, which was near the Gila Valley. When César was ten years old, the family lost the farm through a dishonest deal made with their Anglo neighbor. César's father had agreed to clear eighty acres of land and in exchange he would receive the deed to the forty acres that adjoined the family's adobe home. The agreement was broken and the land was sold to an individual named Justus Jackson. César's father asked aid from a lawyer, who advised him to take out a loan to buy the land. When the family could not pay the interest on the loan, they lost everything. The same lawyer bought the land back and sold it to the original owner. It was then that César learned the lessons of injustice that he would remember later in life.
Brothers and Sisters are : Richard Chavez,Rita Chavez,Vicki Chavez
When César was a teenager, he and his older sister Rita would help other farm workers and neighbors by driving them to the hospital to see a doctor. Without César’s and his sister’s help, these people would have had a very difficult time getting a doctor’s help.
Richard Chavez, who helped his older brother, legendary labor organizer Cesar Chavez, build the United Farm Workers into a force in state politics and agriculture
Richard Chavez, who helped his older brother, legendary labor organizer Cesar Chavez, build the United Farm Workers into a force in state politics and agriculture
Spouse : Helen Chavez
A few years later, César volunteered to serve in the United States Navy. César, like many American men and women, served in the military to fight for freedom and to protect the people of the United States.After two years in the Navy, César returned home and married his girlfriend, Helen. After a short time, they moved to San Jose, California and began a family.
Daughters and Sons are : Sylvia, Anna, Elizabeth, Eloise, Linda, Anthony, Fernando, Paul,
When the family lost their land, they picked up their belongings and headed to California. They joined over 300,000 migrant workers who followed the crops in search of jobs. Many of these individuals had lost their lands and jobs as a result of the Great Depression. In 1938 the family lived in La Colonia Barrio in Oxnard, then returned to Arizona a couple of months later. In June 1939, Cesar's family returned to California and settled in the barrio neighborhood "Sal Si Puedes. "Get out if you can." César felt the only way to break the cycle of poverty was to work his way up and send his kids to college.