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Casta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger. The Portuguese casta gave rise to the English word caste during the early modern period. [1] [2]
Civil War Heritage Trail—A comprehensive history of the Civil War in Florida, including a timeline of events, and a selected bibliography. There is also information on museum exhibits, 200 battlefields, fortifications, buildings, cemeteries, monuments, historical markers and other sites in Florida that are linked to the Civil War period.
Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10971-9; Miranda, G. (1988). "Racial and cultural dimensions of Gente de Razón status in Spanish and Mexican California". Southern California Quarterly. 70 (3): 265–278. doi:10.2307/41171310. JSTOR 41171310. Weber, David J. (1979).
The Tequesta lived in the southeastern parts of present-day Florida.They lived in the region since the 3rd century BC in the late Archaic period of the continent, and remained for roughly 2,000 years, [1] By the 1800s, most had died as a result of settlement battles, slavery, and disease. [2]
Tropical fruits are grown in South Florida and are widely used in Florida cuisine. Barbecue is especially popular throughout the state, where many barbecue competitions are held annually. The development of Florida cuisine has drawn on the cuisines of the southeastern United States , the Bahamas , Colombia , Spain , Cuba , and the rest of the ...
All 26 Florida Highwaymen were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004. [14] Their renown grew internationally during the early 2000s and the 26 members have been recognized for their extensive contribution and vivid documentation of mid-twentieth century Florida culture and history.
Hispanic and Latino American culture in Florida (9 C, 17 P) J. ... (11 C, 11 P) N. Native American history of Florida (18 C, 90 P) W. White American culture in ...
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.