Carmen Roybal Arteaga

Carmen Roybal Arteaga is a Pueblo-based activist for Chicano education and historical research. She has been an advocate for bilingual and bicultural education in Pueblo schools to meet the needs of the large Chicano population. She was also known as Carmen Serna when she was married to activist Martín Serna.

Biography Carmen Royobal was born in Pueblo, Colorado to parents Victor and Bea Roybal. Their family was deeply involved in the Chicano Movement in Pueblo, as part of La Raza Unida and many other community-based organizations. Her mother Bea Roybal was one of the original Las Madres de la Casa Verde and chairwoman of the group. Her brother Edmond Roybal was a member of the Pueblo Brown Berets.

She attended Southern Colorado State College for two years, and graduated from Adams State College with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. She attended the University of Northern Colorado for her Master of Arts degree in Exceptional Student Services.

Arteaga inaugurated the "Crecer" evening tutorial program in 1971 out of La Casa Verde. This course focused on reading and writing, as well as cultural education. Arteaga wrote a proposal to St. Leander's Parish Council for permission to use the old church building to house Escuela Huitzhualopan. The East Side Commission has sponsored the city's Cinco de Mayo festivities in the past, and Arteaga has been part of the planning committee.

Arteaga is chairperson of two organizations, Las Comrades and Fray Angelico Chavez Chapter of Genealogical Society of Hispanic America.

Arteaga has spent most of her teaching career at Risley Middle School.

Personal life Arteaga's first husband was Martín Serna.

In 2019, Arteaga was included in the Pueblo History Museum's "Year of La Chicana" tapestry.