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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Because of his sway among politically active Latinos and Hispanics in the United States and beyond, Time magazine listed Ramos among the 100 most influential people in the world as well as one of ...
Julián Marías (1914–2005), philosopher; wrote the History of Philosophy Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968), philologist, historian and erudite member of Generation of '98 Antonio de Nebrija (1441–1522), scholar, published the first grammar of the Spanish language ( Gramática Castellana , 1492), which was the first grammar produced of ...
Hispanic history and culture take center stage across the U.S. for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The celebration recognizes the ...
He was a member of the Republican Party. He ran for President of the United States in 1980, 1984 and 1988, making him America's first major-party presidential contender of Hispanic origin; Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959) – U.S. Congresswoman from New Mexico; Marco Antonio Firebaugh (1966-2006) – former California State Assembly member