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Latino chronology : chronologies of the American mosaic
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Latino chronology : chronologies of the American mosaic

Author: D H Figueredo
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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From the first Latinos' arrival in pre-Columbian America to the Alamo, santería, Desi Arnaz, the exodus from Castro's Cuba, and the 2006 immigration rallies, this volume illuminates a borad range of people and events in Latino history. Chronological entries organized by subject explore categories such as civil rights and protest, arts and music, literature, religion, economics, and legislation. Inclusive of all  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: D H Figueredo
ISBN: 9780313341540 0313341540
OCLC Number: 77116744
Description: xii, 154 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
Contents: Prehistory -- First century through fourteenth century -- Fifteenth century -- Sixteenth century -- Seventeenth century -- Eighteenth century -- Nineteenth century -- Twentieth century -- Twenty-first century -- Glossary.
Responsibility: D. H. Figueredo.

Abstract:

From the first Latinos' arrival in pre-Columbian America to the Alamo, santería, Desi Arnaz, the exodus from Castro's Cuba, and the 2006 immigration rallies, this volume illuminates a borad range of people and events in Latino history. Chronological entries organized by subject explore categories such as civil rights and protest, arts and music, literature, religion, economics, and legislation. Inclusive of all Latino subgroups, this accessible chronology is a current and concise reference source on the history of Latin Americans in the U.S., for students of Latino culture and American studies, past and present.--From publisher description.

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