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, …
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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 …
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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 …
Georgia NOTABLE LATINOS
Vazquez de Ayllon, Lucas (c. 1475-1526). Vazquez de Ayllon was a Spanish conquistador who, with 600 settlers, founded the first European settlement in the New World at San Miguel …
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Spanish Colonial Florida (1513-1763) Unlike other parts of the Spanish imperial project in the Americas (such as Mexico, Peru, and the Caribbean), which were important for large Indian populations …
Georgia BIBLIOGRAPHY
Anrig Jr. Greg, and Tova Andrea Wang, eds. Immigration’s New Frontiers: Experiences from the Emerging Gateway States. New York: Century Foundation, 2006. Atiles, Jorge H. and Stephanie A. Bohon. …
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Other groups fared differently. Central Americans, especially from Honduras and El Salvador, as well as large numbers of Mexicans, have come to Florida since Mariel, largely in pursuit of …