Louisiana Subway Map
Louisiana ultimately fell to Union forces early during the conflict when in 1862 Union admiral David G. Farragut, himself of Spanish ancestry, led the USS Hartford past the Chalmette …
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CHRONOLOGY
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto first enters Illinois by crossing the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. This expedition was Spain’s longest into Native America. The 1850 U.S. census reports …
Kentucky Map Tourist Attractions
Other changes between 2000 and 2007 included more Latinos coming to Kentucky from other locations in the United States, such as Chicago and California, rather than directly from Latin …
Indiana Subway Map
The Allure of Jobs Before Indiana in particular and the Midwest in general became known as the rust belt, or a symbol of manufacturers’ decline in the 1980s, great …
Indiana Travel Destinations
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS Latinos moving into the state were quick to establish a rich community life in such cities as Gary and East Chicago. The maintenance of a Latino culture …
Cubans in Illinois
The history of Cubans in Illinois is poorly documented. Because of historical and geographical circumstances, Cubans represent a much smaller percentage of Latinos in Illinois. After Fidel Castro’s coup …
Indiana Guide for Tourist
Indiana Guide bibliography Aponte, Robert. Latinos in Indiana: On the Throes of Growth. Statistical Brief No. 11. Michigan State University, Julian Samora Research Institute, July 1999. Badillo, David A. …
Kansas Guide for Tourist
Kansas cultural contributions Massive public festivals such as Topeka’s Fiesta Mexicana, Garden City’s Mexican Fiesta, and greater Kansas City’s Hispanic Fiesta are the most visible Latino contribution to Kansas’s …