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Massachusetts notable latinos

editor — Sun, 29 May 2016 05:47:00 +0000

Gaston, Mauricio Miguel (1947-1986). Mauricio Miguel Gaston played a very important role in the struggle for Latino rights in Massachusetts. Born in La Habana, Cuba, on September 10, 1947, Mauricio Gaston migrated to the United States shortly after the Cuban Revolution in 1960. He attended Princeton University, graduating in 1969 with a degree in architecture; he then attended the Harvard University School of Design. In 1981 he received a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty at the Center for Community Planning of the University of Massachusetts College of Public and Community

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Florida NOTABLE LATINOS

editor — Fri, 13 May 2016 22:12:00 +0000

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 officer. In 1554 he commanded the fleet that brought Phillip II to England to wed Queen Mary. By the 1560s he was operating as a commander in the Spanish transAtlantic military fleet system between the Americas and Spain. True to medieval and colonial methods of conquest, Menendez de Aviles (not without some opposition and political troubles) was granted the title of adelantado of Florida. This meant that he would front the

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Delaware: NOTABLE LATINOS

editor — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:21:00 +0000

Villamarin, Juan A. (1939-). Villamarin is an emeritus professor of anthropology and former chairperson of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware. He continues to mentor students and teach some courses at the university. Villamarin guides undergraduate and graduate students, ushering in class after class of Latino professionals to the Delaware arena. Miro, Joseph (1946-). Miro, a Republican state representative in Delaware of Cuban ancestry, spent 31 years as a teacher for the Christina School District/Wilmington School District and served as chair of the World Language Department. After retiring, he became president and consultant of Miro Diversified Services.

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