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Crucible of Struggle: A History of Mexican Americans from the Colonial Period to the Present Era (2010) Weber, David J. Spanish Frontier in North America (Yale University Press, 1992; brief edition 2009) Weber, David J. New Spain's Far Northern Frontier: Essays on Spain in the American West, 1540-1821 (University of New Mexico Press, 1979).
During this time, approximately 200,000 Latino Americans fought for the United States. [209] The majority of these Latino servicemen were Mexican Americans. [209] Many of these men experienced discrimination in the service, and some went so far as to hide their Mexican ancestry to avoid prejudicial treatment. [210]
Larrazolo and other Latino delegates were successful in implementing pro-Latino measures and language into the New Mexico State constitution. In 1923 he was elected to the US House of Representatives and in 1928 he was elected as a Democratic Senator of New Mexico.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, read on about influential Latinas, from Selena to Shakira to Dolores Huerta. 50+ Most Influential Latin American Women in History for Hispanic Heritage Month ...
Hispanic-Americans, both immigrants and their descendants, have changed the world through their contributions to science, industry, the arts, sports, and politics — on Earth, obviously, but even ...
In the early 19th century, the Spanish American wars of independence resulted in the secession of most of Spanish America and the establishment of independent nations. Continuing under crown rule were Cuba and Puerto Rico , along with the Philippines , which were all lost to the United States in 1898, following the Spanish–American War ...
In 1977, Carter appointed Leonel J. Castillo, the first Latino commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. He also appointed more Latino federal judges than any other ...
Sáenz followed Bolívar and his army through the independence wars and became known in Hispanic America as the "mother of feminism and women's emancipation and equal rights." Bolívar himself was a supporter of women's rights and suffrage in Hispanic America. It was Bolívar who allowed for Sáenz to become the great pioneer of women's freedom.