at age seventy-one. In 1934, he became an organizer for the political advocacy group League of United Latin American Citizens. During World War II he served on the Selective Service Board of New Mexico. In the early 1950s Hernández moved to Los Angeles, California, and died there at age 92. See also List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress References External links Benigno Hernandez, Hispanic Republican congressman from Michael Zak, Back to Basics for the Republican Party Benigno Cárdenas Hernández biography at the LOC Hispanic Americans in Congress 1862 births 1954 deaths American merchants American politicians of Mexican descent Businesspeople from New Mexico County officials in New Mexico Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress New Mexico sheriffs People from Rio Arriba County, New Mexico People from Taos, New Mexico Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico Hispanic and Latino American people in New Mexico politics