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Florida NOTABLE LATINOS

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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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Georgia NOTABLE LATINOS

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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 de Gualdape on the Savannah River near Sapelo Island. He is best known for the discovery of Chesapeake Bay and the exploration of South Carolina. Soto, Hernando de (c. 1500-1542). From 1539 to 1543, Hernando de Soto led 3,700 troops on an expedition of southeastern North America. In 1540 de Soto’s party traveled through Georgia, making him the first European to explore Georgia’s interior. Diaz-Verson Amos, Elena (1926-2000). Diaz-Verson Amos was

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Delaware: NOTABLE LATINOS

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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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