GALE describes in an article describing early organizations, as in many parts of the United States, Mexicans designed organizations, usually called La Liga Protectora Mexicana (The Mexican Protective League) who made it their goal to protect the legal rights of Mexicans. The Mexican Protective League (La Liga Protectora Mexicana) was founded in 1917 by Manuel C. Gonzales, who convinced his employers, lawyers A. M. Love and B. F. Patterson, to establish the organization to advise Mexican Texans about their rights legal. He saw legal aid and community organizing as means to redress their grievances. Between 1915 and 1930 Mexican Americans established protective leagues in the Southwest and Midwest. Tejanos obtained legal assistance by pooling their resources. League members each paid one dollar for the first year and five dollars a year thereafter. By 1920 the league had more than 500 members. Most were farm workers from San Antonio, but farm workers from throughout South Texas also joined. The league provided legal advice and representation in litigation. Each year, from 1917 to 1921, the organization advised hundreds of people on issues ranging from the rights of foreign residents to