The Latino Population Boom US
Like most other cities in the nation, the bourgeoning number of Latinos settling in Washington, DC, has been in large part the result of transnational ties and political and economic …
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The earliest inhabitants on the site of Portsmouth were most likely bandof Pigwacket and Piscataqua natives, and their first meetings with English traders and fisherman were largely peaceful exchanges. Early …
Latin American NOTABLE LATINOS
Fernandez, Joseph Marion (1783-1857). Fernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in Congress and the first delegate from the territory of Florida. From 1835 to 1838 he served in the …
Potomac River Map
The Potomac River stretches 290 miles from western Maryland to the Chesapeake Bay, forming the present border between Virginia and Maryland for much of its length. As the river nears …
Praying Towns
The term praying townsâ generally refers to Christian Native American villages set up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1651 and 1674, although similar settlements were also created in the …
Precious Metals
The quest for gold and silver played a large role in the European colonization of the Americas, particularly in its earliest stages. Columbus noted in the diary of his first …
Latin American Guide
The federal capital is transferred from Philadelphia to the District of Columbia. Two years later, Congress provides the city with its first municipal charter. Joseph Marion Fernandez (1783-1857) becomes the …
American Puritanism
The first group of Puritans, or Pilgrims, landed in Plymouth (modern-day Massachusetts) on December 20, 1620, and established the Plymouth Colony in New England. Upon landing, forty-one persons composed The …
Powhatan Confederacy
By the time the English established their colony at Jamestown in 1607, the native villages under the chief Powhatan numbered around thirty. These communities ranged across much of eastern Virginia. …
Travel to America
The population of the American colonies continued to expand in all directions. From 1700 to 1775, population increased steadily at a rate of 3 percent per year. The biggest obstacles …
Puerto Rico Map
The early twentieth century is pocketed with Connecticut interaction with the peoples and places of Latin America and the Caribbean. Yale University professor Hiram Bingham directed an expedition to Peru …
Map of Colorado
A Latino Political Voice Emerges Meanwhile, Latinos were also making waves in territorial politics, as politicians debated the use of the Spanish language in government proceedings. In 1868, Colorado’s Territorial …
Colorado
1776 Spanish priests Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante, along with eight other men en route to California lead an expedition through western Colorado, traversing through the San Juan …
Holiday in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican and Latino Studies. Other universities, such as Southern Connecticut State University, now offer specialized programs in Latin American Studies. In 1995 Connecticut was one of the first states …
Puerto Rico historical overview
Connecticut’s relationships with Latin American and Caribbean populations are riddled with U.S. historical engagement in the political and economic affairs of the peoples of this geographic region. From the early …