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This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) pays tribute to the contributions and culture of Latinx and Hispanic people. To commemorate the occasion, here are 54 of the most influential ...
The history of Hispanics and Latinos in the United States is wide-ranging, spanning more than four hundred years of American colonial and post-colonial history. Hispanics (whether criollo, mulatto, afro-mestizo or mestizo) became the first American citizens in the newly acquired Southwest territory after the Mexican–American War , and ...
This is a list of Hispanos, both settlers and their descendants (either fully or partially of such origin), who were born or settled, between the early 16th century and 1850, in what is now the southwestern United States (including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, southwestern Colorado, Utah and Nevada), as well as Florida, Louisiana (1763–1800) and other Spanish colonies in what is ...
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we took a look at some of those influential figures who have brought important innovations to a variety of fields.
Acosta said it’s also important for people to support Hispanic small business owners year-round, not just during this month. Ahjané Forbes is a reporter on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY.
Hispanic or Latino ancestry Party State Term start Term end Notes Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833) Spanish Democratic-Republican (1824–1828) Louisiana: Nov 19, 1824: March 4, 1829: Retired National Republican (1828–1829) David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) Spanish [1] Democratic: Florida: July 1, 1845: March 4, 1851: Lost reelection March 4 ...
José González Rubio (1804–1875) – Roman Catholic friar prominent in the early history of California. Peter Morales – President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, elected in 2009. Morales is the first Latino president. He is of Mexican and Spanish descent. David Arias Pérez – Spanish-born Recollect friar in the United States.