Maryland Map
NOTABLE LATINOS Fernandez Cavada, Federico (1831-1871). A lieutenant colonel in the Union Army until his capture in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Fernandez Cavada fought in the battles …
Map of Iowa
Mexican Nationals and Latinos: 1940s-1950s The Latino experience in Iowa during 1940s included demographic growth, community building, and strong support for the Allied war effort when the United States …
Indiana
CHRONOLOGY 1890s Thanks to railways, Mexican migrants start to participate in Indiana and other midwestern states’ labor market. 1911 Manuel Lara is the first Mexican to settle in Gary. …
Map of Kentucky
Kentucky notable latinos Cardenal, Ernesto (1925-). The Nicaraguan priest and poet spent some of his formative years at a Kentucky monastery. After supporting a failed revolt against dictator Anastasio …
Illinois BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abalos, David T. Latinos in the United States: The Sacred and the Political. South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame, 1986. Acuna, Rodolfo. Occupied America: A History of Chicanos. …
Iowa Subway Map
Latino Migration to Iowa: 1900-1920s The movement and development of the Latino population in Iowa is primarily a Mexican affair until the late twentieth century. Several factors contributed to …
Iowa Map
Chicanos in Iowa and a Pan-Latino Community: 1960s-1970s According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by the end of the 1960s the Iowa Latino population had grown to over 21,000. …
Map of Kansas
Community Organization The Latino community of Kansas faced substantial discrimination in the early part of the century. They were segregated by residence and within many public facilities such as …
Kansas
Kansas chronology 1541 Spanish conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado and his troop enter Kansas, searching for the Pueblo Indian village Las Humanas, also known as Gran Quivira, thus starting …
Louisiana
Chronology After the British invade Louisiana, residents of the state from the Canary Islands, called Islehos, organize and establish three regiments. The Islehos had very few weapons, and some …