is an American historian of history, poet , and activist . He is
best known for his work in the field of Chicana /o history. As a
co-editor of the Plan de Santa Bárbara , an educational
manifesto for the implementation of Chicano studies programs in
universities nationwide, he was an influential figure in the
development of the field. Youth and education Gómez-Quiñones was
born in the city of Parral, Chihuahua , and raised in East Los
Angeles . He graduated from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary School
, a Catholic high school in Montebello, California . He
subsequently attended the University of California, Los Angeles
, earning his Bachelor's degree in literature, his Master of
Arts in Latin American studies , and his doctorate of philosophy
in history. His 1972 dissertation was titled "Social Change and
Intellectual Discontent: The Growth of Mexican Nationalism,
1890-1911." He was a founding co-editor of Aztlán, a journal of
Chicano studies. He began teaching at the University of
California, Los Angeles in 196