Florida Tourist Attractions
Modern Florida (1959-20 07) On January 2, 1959, Fidel Castro and his supporters began a victorious march toward Havana, having successfully ousted Fulgencio Batista, who fled Cuba in the …
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Hawaii
CHRONOLOGY 1555 The Spanish sailor Juan Gaetano visits the Hawaiian Islands but charts them incorrectly. 1794 Francisco de Paula Marin (1774-1837) brings the first pineapple and coffee plants to …
Florida Vacations
Mexicans, who compose the third-largest national Latino group in Florida, tend to be spread out, largely in rural areas. This is due to the migration patterns in general of …
Georgia Guide
Georgia as an Emerging Gateway Although Latinos have had a presence in Georgia throughout most of the state’s history, it was not until the 1990s that the state became …
Florida Food and Drink
Some of the most visible and tangible cultural changes in Florida stemming from Latinos come in the form of food and drink. Mojito a delicious concoction of rum, sugar, …
Florida NOTABLE LATINOS
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro (1519-1574). Born in Aviles, in Asturias, Spain, Menendez de Aviles came from the Spanish nobility and made a name for himself as a formidable naval …
Florida CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS Religion
Religion in Florida has been heavily influenced by Latinos. During the lengthy Spanish colonial presence, Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries established a far-flung missionary system throughout the coast and interior …
Florida Travel Destinations
The Miami sound offers a refrain of the old saw: one may not know how to define it, but one knows it when one hears it. Exuberant, playful, and …