So far ahead of her time

Print More

María Eugenia Guerra

Journalist, educator, and borderland activist Jovita Idar, once the publisher of La Cronica, is remembered in St. Peter’s Plaza with a marker from the Texas Historic Commission. She reported on gender inequality, the lynchings of Mexicans, and politics. She stood up to the Texas Rangers who would subsequently burn La Cronica’s offices and presses.

Comments are closed.