Thirty Million Strong: Reclaiming the Hispanic Image in American CultureMany Americans are taught that the first people to "settle" North America were the English colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. On the contrary, Hispanic peoples developed a culture and civilization in North America that predated the English by centuries. In this controversial and lively book, Nicolas Kanellos chronicles and analyzes the changing images of Hispanics in the United States from the age of exploration and conquest to the present, reclaiming the Hispanic heritage in American culture. Part history, part manifesto, this book challenges our notions of the Hispanic peoples, giving us a perspective into the great contributions this group has made to American society. |
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Page 29
... California west- ward to Hawaii and northward to northern Oregon . In 1832 , King Kamehameha III of Hawaii arranged for Mexican vaque- ros to come to Hawaii from California to teach ranching skills to the Hawaiians , giving birth to the ...
... California west- ward to Hawaii and northward to northern Oregon . In 1832 , King Kamehameha III of Hawaii arranged for Mexican vaque- ros to come to Hawaii from California to teach ranching skills to the Hawaiians , giving birth to the ...
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... California . The first man to discover and mine gold in California was a Mexi- can herdsman by the name of Francisco López . He made his find on March 19 , 1842 , in Feliciano Canyon near Los Ange- les . Mexicans worked diggings from ...
... California . The first man to discover and mine gold in California was a Mexi- can herdsman by the name of Francisco López . He made his find on March 19 , 1842 , in Feliciano Canyon near Los Ange- les . Mexicans worked diggings from ...
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... California gold rush , in particular , ushered in a period of lawlessness and ruthlessness that inflicted great damage on the civilian popu- lation of California . And Anglos targeted Mexicans , who had long experience in mining gold ...
... California gold rush , in particular , ushered in a period of lawlessness and ruthlessness that inflicted great damage on the civilian popu- lation of California . And Anglos targeted Mexicans , who had long experience in mining gold ...
Contents
The Black Legend | 47 |
Manifest Destiny | 61 |
Immigration Policy | 101 |
Copyright | |
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