HERRERA
FAMILY
Jose de Jesus Herrera and Esperanza Cervantes raised their eight children in La Haciendita. While they owned land and grew crops, they still struggled to find consistent economic opportunities in the town. To provide for the family, Jose de Jesus migrated back and forth to the United States throughout the years, working in farms across Texas and California, and in Chicago’s factories. Unlike many families from town, the Herreras remained in La Haciendita. It was only after the children grew up and began their own families that some chose to permanently live in the U.S.—some migrated to Dallas, while others migrated to Chicago. Esperanza passed away in 1992; Jose de Jesus in 2021.
Esteban Herrera
Maricela and Jose de Jesus Herrera
From left: Jose Guadalupe Herrera, Jose de Jesus Herrera, Esperanza Cervantes, and Maricela Martinez.
Esperanza Cervantes and Jose de Jesus Herrera
Mario Herrera in La Haciendita
From left: Susana Yepez, Jose de Jesus Herrera, Socorro Yepez, Marilu Martinez, and Elena Herrera. Chicago lakefront.
From left: Jose de Jesus Herrera, Elena Herrera, Susana Yepez, Socorro Yepez, Marilu Martinez. Chicago lakefront.
Mario Herrera in Chicago
Top row, from left: Jose de Jesus Herrera, his son Mario Herrera (top row, right) and his grandsons Luis Alberto Hererra (top row, middle), and Gustavo Herrera Yepez (bottom row, left) with cousin Rogelio Herrera. Leon, Guanajuato.
Sisters Socorro and Lucero Yepez
Herrera Family in La Haciendita
Mario Herrera (left) with his father Jose de Jesus Herrera in La Haciendita.
Luis "El Mudito" in La Haciendita.