Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district
In office 1994–2008
Preceded by
Zoe Lofgren
Succeeded by
George Shirakawa Jr.
Member of the San Jose City Council from the 5th district
In office 1980–1994
Personal details
Born
1931 (age 92–93) Cokedale, Colorado, U.S.
Known for
American social activist and former politician
Blanca Alvarado (born 1931) is an American social activist and former politician. She was the first Latina elected to the San Jose City Council and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors[1] and the first Latina to serve as the board's chairperson.[2]
^"After 28 years in local politics, Blanca Alvarado steps down". Mercury News. December 11, 2008.
^Jiménez, Francisco; García, Alma M; Garcia, Richard A (2007). "Blanca Alvarado". Ethnic Community Builders: Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power. pp. 43–59. ISBN 978-0759113701.
BlancaAlvarado (born 1931) is an American social activist and former politician. She was the first Latina elected to the San Jose City Council and the...
training in culture-based theater. Elisa Alvarado was born in San Jose, California, to BlancaAlvarado and Jose J. Alvarado. Her parents gave her access to books...
Gloria Alvarado Nava (born May 4, 1987) is a Mexican luchadora best known by the ring name Goya Kong for her time working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide...
representing Texas and first Hispanic American to hold that position BlancaAlvarado – politician, served on City Council and Board of Supervisors for San...
Rancho Piedra Blanca was a large, 48,806-acre (197.51 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1840 by Governor...
Administration Prize Ohtli Award Marylou Olivarez Mason Miguel D. Wise BlancaAlvarado Ruben Barrales Primera División de México Clausura 2005 Primera División...
daughter was Doña Francisca de Moctezuma. Her nephew was King Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin. Mexico portal Biography portal List of Tenochtitlan rulers Teotlalco...
the United States at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Son of Ventura Alvarado and Blanca Aispuro, both Mexicans. Ventura began playing soccer at the age of...
Spanish destroyed the Inca cities. It was during this time that Jerónimo de Alvarado founded the city of Huaraz. Though in the Colonial Age this city held little...
Blanca Canales (February 17, 1906 – July 25, 1996) was an educator and a Puerto Rican Nationalist. Canales joined the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in...
Cruz Pío Socorro Alvarado Bolado (3 May 1910 – 30 January 1984), known professionally as Crox Alvarado, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over 90 films...
and deposits of sulfur are found both at the lake and near the Río Penas Blancas. The area has been investigated for harnessing geothermal energy. The geothermal...
la Caribeña. Princesa Blanca pinned Goya Kong, forcing her to unmask after the match and announce her real name, Gloria Alvarado Nava, daughter of wrestler...
Bautista, etc. Basagulero (1963) Max Alvarado, Joseph Estrada, Menchu Morelli. Isputnik vs. Darna (1963) starred Nida Blanca, Tony Ferrer, Liza Morena, etc...
married. Right after Diego arrives and Blanca realizes that she no longer loves Samuel, but her brother. Blanca ends up getting pregnant with Diego, although...
origin, in the city of Bahía Blanca, Graf has played for a number of clubs in Argentina including Liniers de Bahía Blanca, Banfield, Racing Club, Quilmes...
this experience, Vélez Alvarado created a new flag design for Puerto Rico. A few days later, according to Dávila, Vélez Alvarado presented his new design...
ISBN 0-89555-595-6. A booklet that contains a prayer and novena litany to Expedit. Alvarado, Denise (2014). The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite. Creole Moon Publications...
in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Ramón Estrada. The grant extended along the Pacific Coast from Rancho Piedra Blanca at Pico Creek, south along...
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