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The construction of this church was a major stepping stone for Spain as Spanish Texas was headed to become an area of greater importance for Spain. After San Francisco de los Tejas was established, the construction of many more missions followed, such as Mision Nuestra Senora del Rosario and Nuestra Senora del Refugio. [ 9 ]
"Latino" is the umbrella term for people of Latin American descent that in recent years has supplanted the more imprecise and bureaucratic designation "Hispanic." [ 1 ] Part of the mystery and the difficulty of comprehension lie in the fact that the territory called Latin America is not homogeneous in nature or culture. [ 2 ]
Spanish-American culture in Texas (4 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American culture in Texas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Spanish settlement of the lower Rio Grande Valley and delta, the remaining demographic stronghold of the Coahuiltecan, began in 1748. The Spanish identified fourteen different bands living in the delta in 1757. Overwhelmed in numbers by Spanish settlers, most of the Coahuiltecan were absorbed by the Spanish and mestizo people within a few ...
People from this background often self-identify as "Hispanos", "Spanish" or "Hispanic". Many of these settlers also intermarried with local Native Americans, creating a mestizo population. [78] Likewise, southern Louisiana is home to communities of people of Canary Islands descent, known as Isleños, in addition to other people of Spanish ancestry.
Texas Isleño people (12 P) Pages in category "Spanish-American culture in Texas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Texas Folklife Festival is an annual event sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the population of the state of Texas. Thousands attend the three-day event each year, which features food, crafts, music, and dances from ethnic groups that immigrated ...
The Houston Chronicle has a Spanish-language weekly edition, La Voz de Houston. El Rumbo was previously published in Houston. El Día was previously published in Houston. There is a classifieds paper called La Subasta that is published by the same company, and is still published. The first radio station with a Spanish-language broadcast was ...