César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, Helen Chávez, Julio and Fina Hernández, Richard Chávez, Tony and Rachel Orendáin, and others founded the National Farm Workers Association NFWA). About 150 worker delegates and their families attended the founding convention at the Edison Social Hall at 1405 California Street in Fresno. Jesús Martínez, a farmworker from Sanger, became the first president. Chávez was elected general director, Tony Orendáin was elected secretary-treasurer, and Gilbert Padilla was elected as one of the six board members. The famous black eagle flag was unveiled. Delegates adopted the eagle flag as the association’s symbol and “¡Viva la Causa!” as their motto.