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New Mexico NOTABLE LATINOS Benavides, Alonso de (c. 1570-c. 1636). Benavides was the founder of the Franciscan mission to New Mexico and, by extension, the founder of the Catholic …
New Hampshire Business Development and Labor Force Participation Latinos have made significant contributions to the development of new businesses in southern New Hampshire. After the recession of the early …
Michigan The Growth of Latino Diversity Until 1950 nearly all Latinos in Michigan were either Mexican migrants or Mexican Americans. After mid-century other Latino groups began to arrive in …
New Mexico Later Colonial Period (1680-1810) Recent work by historians has suggested that the longtime image of colonial New Mexico as a cultural and economic backwater is an unfair …
Minnesota historical overview The history of Latinos in Minnesota is in large part the history of Mexicans in Minnesota. Currently, there are 15 times more Mexicans in Minnesota than …
Nevada historical overview Latinos are simultaneously the oldest and newest arrivals to what is now the state of Nevada. Some Latinos took part in the mining of silver in …
Nebraska Territory and Statehood The earliest migrants to the Nebraska Territory were primarily those of European origin. Some of these individuals emigrated from other parts of the United States, …
Nevada Early History Father Francisco, a Spaniard of the De Anza expedition, is credited with being the first European to set foot within the present-day boundaries of Nevada in …
Montana as an Emerging Gateway Although Latinos have lived in Billings and Butte since the early twentieth century, the Gallatin Valley has recently received such an influx of documented …
Demographic Characteristics Age distribution provides a possible insight into the economic contribution that Latinos are likely to make in the state. Latinos (37.3 percent) had greater proportions of their …