Maestas vs. George H. Shone

Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al.
CourtAlamosa Case No. 6
DecidedApril 17, 1914 (1914-04-17)

Francisco Maestas et al. vs. George H. Shone et al. was a school desegregation case in Colorado involving Latino children in the early 20th Century.[1] Filed in the Colorado district court, 12th district, in 1912 by Francisco Maestas against the Alamosa School District Superintendent and Board of Education in 1913, the case precedes Del Rio ISD v. Salvatierra by sixteen years, Alvarez v. Lemon Grove by seventeen years and Mendez v. Westminster by thirty-three years. The court ruled in favor of Maestas and the other Latino families.

Though quickly forgotten afterward, it is considered one of the earliest known court victories involving Latinos against educational segregation.[2]

  1. ^ Lobato, Sylvia (May 12, 2018). "School lawsuit from 1914 remembered". Alamosa News. News Media Corporation. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Donato was invoked but never defined (see the help page).