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Caribbean Cartoonists Cesar Chavez Cuba Culture Cultural Stew Ellis Island Europe Lutheranism Viking artifacts History Novel |
Indigenous Texan Ute Juaneno Navajo Zuni Internet Latinos Haiti Library, CDL Media |
Mexico Jalisco General Neri Wills White Pages Military Cubans SARs Spanish U.S. Military A Man's Hero John Riley |
Missions Noble Man Portuguese Spain Sephardi Sports Texas Camino Real Congressman Ciro Rodriguez Hollywood Myth Indigenous roots |
| Dear Primos, welcome to the second online issue of Somos Primos. We were overwhelmed by the wonderful glowing responses from many of you. We appreciate your messages of encouragement and accept with gratitude your compliments. We have found that many Primos share our concerns, convictions, and desire to popularize a truer and more correct historical image of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. Thank you for your articles and suggestions. Mimi Lozano, Editor |
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Contributors to Issue:
January 28-29: GenTECH Conference hosted by |
The focal
point will be a computerized database that provides visitors with
automated access to more than 17 million historic Ellis Island passenger
records. The process of extracting these records began in 1993 when, in
cooperation with the National Park Service, the U.S. Dept. of the
Interior, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began the
on-going volunteer effort of digitizing records that cover individuals who entered
through New York Harbor between 1892-1924. In addition to those who came through
Ellis Island, the database will also contain information
on a wide range of immigrant groups, www.ellisisland.org
Feb 23: Invitation to Reception, Orange County Hall of Administration, |
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Board
Members: Bea Armenta Dever Edward B. Flores Mimi Lozano Holtzman Glora Cortinas Oliver |
Teresa Maldonado Parker Charles Sadler Laura Arechabala Shane http://members.aol.com/shhar |
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"The visualization and image of the Latinos and Latino stories is absent in network television," Sanchez said. "You cannot underestimate the enormous impact that the visual image has on the national consciousness of America. And when we're virtually absent from those images, we're left to segregated images for the nation to perceive and internalize." Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2000 |
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Carlos Santana Los Angeles Times, 1-5-2000 |
Latin Grammys "I think we are still on the ground floor of the emergence of
Latin music in America, and I look forward to our contributions to the
popularity of this wonderful music," said Michael Greene, president
of the National academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which helped
organize the Latin recording academy.
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¡Libros para sus oidos! Ex-entertainment executive envisions a demand among Latinos for books
on tape. Two years ago H. Blair Bess launched AudioLibros del
Mundo. He aims to crack a market that has been both invisible and
elusive to audio book publishers. Los Angeles Times, 1-12-00
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| Internet: Most Latino Internet users in the United States prefer English-language Web sites or have no language preference, but nevertheless are strong consumers of Spanish-language music and books, thus reports a study conducted by Research & Research of Puerto Rico for Boston-based Espanol.com, a Spanish-Web retailer. 2,000 Latino Internet users surveyed, 63% were foreign-born. 8% preferred Spanish-language sites. 51% Indifferent to the language issue 41% preferred English-language sites.
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Seventy-six
percent said they purchased products online, 62% in the last year, with
software, music and books leading the list. Those in the U.S. for 10
years
or more were more likely to shop online. Average annual income of the
online Latino was $47,410, and the online Latino shopper had an average
annual income of $51,000.
Despite English proficiency and preference, respondents showed a keen interest in Spanish-language merchandise. of those surveyed, 49% reported recently purchasing salsa music online. And 45 % of cyber-shoppers said they were Spanish-language book readers. Kyle McNamara, founder and chief executive of Espanol.com said the results " a strong endorsement of our culturally specific business model." The company, which launched last November, is planning an English-language site and is aiming for self-described bilinguals with strong interest in Latin culture. Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2000
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| Digital
Technology and Sound Compression A new kind of digital technology has simplified real-time sound compression. The technique can delete silent pockets in between words, shortening the pauses and generally speeding up the pace. Radio stations are using it to save air time. General managers at about 50 radio stations across the country are using it specifically to speed up talk programs so they can wedge in more commercials. While radio executive say the impact of the technology is often
imperceptible to consumer, advertising executives complain that there is
already too much clutter on the dial, making each commercial less
effective. Other critics point to a larger issue: that the growth in
commercials in recent years, combined with listeners drifting toward
other media, like the Internet, may be helping to eat away at the radio
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"World News Tonight" Peter Jennings newscast ran a special five-day series. It began Jan. 17, "Latinos and America.". ABCNEWS.com offered additional information and coverage on the Latino experience in the U.S., a unique and comprehensive examination of "Latinos and America."
ABC News Media Relations: Dahlia Roemer (212) 456-7243 |
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Final Essay: Peter Jennings asks: How profound are the changes the
Latino population are bringing to America? Unlike past immigrant
groups, this minority is so large in size that it doesn't need to change and adapt and fit into the 'American' way of life. Instead, America will have to change for them. Editor's note:
Gregory Rodriguez
in the January California Journal, (Vol. XXX1, #1) states, |
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2-13-00
Picosito.com is doing its part to bridge the digital divide by
offering free Internet access to its user base,
which consists mostly of U.S. Latino professionals and students.
"Our goal is to help drive and improve the rate at which Hispanics
go online," said Edwardo Martinez, one of the founders of the
bilingual portal. 1stUp.com, an advertising-supported free ISP, agreed
to provide the Internet service for
Picosito.com. Hispanics are buying computers faster than any other
group.
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Alegria
Newsletter now Online Alegria at
http://www.alegria.org is a website devoted to Mexican Folkorico. The
Alegria newsletter for January 2000 is now online at http://www.alegria.org/newsltr.html.
CLNET Networking ResourceCLNet at http://clnet.ucr.edu/ builds Chicana/o and Latina/o communities through networking. http://babelfish.altavista. |
| Abstract:
Opportunity
for Latino Web Sites Is Muy Grande by Carrie Kirby San Francisco Chronicle, 1-10-00 Submitted by Tania Scott Online companies are beginning to wake up to the potential of the Latino market, said Ekaterina Walsh, an analyst at Forrester Research. One reason that Latinos are a valuable demographic is their tendency to keep close ties with friends and family living far away -- the reason the telecom industry has long targeted advertising at Latino communities, she said. ``The No. 1 reason for using the Internet is keeping in touch,'' Walsh said. |
LATINO
LINKS
http://www.starmedia.com |
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Latino.com Has Big Portal Plans by Carrie Kirby, San Francisco
Chronicle, 1-10-00 Submitted by Tania Scott
LatinoLink.com draws 400,000 visitors a month. |
All these competitors are fighting for an audience that the Department
of Commerce estimates to be only 12.9 percent of the nation's 8 million
Latino households. . . . . But Forrester Research, a technology analysis
firm, believes the Latino online audience is much bigger. Forrester says
36 percent of Latino families had at least one member using the Internet
in mid-1999, and projects that 43 percent will be connected this year. Forrester analyst Ekaterina Walsh said it's a myth that minorities are less likely to get on the Internet. ``It's a complete bogus idea. Race has nothing to do with online adoption or buying a computer,'' she said. Luquis believes that the real key to getting more Latinos online is simply providing something for them to do on the Internet. Luquis said,``Latinos are one of the groups that spend the most on long distance phone calls.'' Return to Table of Contents |
| Gonzalez
Hermoso, Alfredo: "Guia Hispanica de Internet: 1000 direcciones del
mundo hispano". Madrid : Edelsa, 1999. ISBN 84-7711-357-2 (includes
a CD-ROM) Ramon Abad Instituto Cervantes - Library122 E 42nd Street Suite 807New York, NY 10168 http://www.cervantes.org Return to Table of Contents |
ISABEL ESPINAL, Librarian 1998-2000 President Northeast Chapter of REFORMA: http://bridgeport.lib.ct.us/bpl/ref/reforma.htm
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UN
HUMBRE NOBLE
In 1988, the first Hombres Circulo
was launched in Jolon, Monterey County, California. It was established with
a set of values to help guide men and assist them in their outreach in
the community.
The intent of the informal movement was to gather men in a circle of amistad
y compadrazgo (friendship and extended kinship) to help clarify the
roles and responsibilities as Hombres and to bring balance to the
harmful experiences Latino men sometimes bring to themselves, children,
family and community." For more information about the circulo and the National Compadres Network, (714) 542-0540 Orange County Register, 1-9-2000
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The values are
compiled in a spiritual treatise called "Un Humbre Noble" (A
Noble Man).
Es un hombre que cumple con su palabra. Debe de tener un sentido de responsibilidad para su propio bienestar
y prar otros en su circulo. Rechaza cualquier forma de abuso - fisico, emotional, mental y
espiritual - a si mismo o a otras personas. Debe de tener tiempo para refleccionar, rezar y incluir la ceremonia
en su vida. Debe de ser sensible y comprensivo. Debe de ser como un espejo, reflejando apoyo y claridad de uno a otro. Vive estos valores honradamente y con amor. |
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Thanks to Latino Sports for sharing the Resultados de encuesta de Latino Sports. For more information, go to: LatSports@aol.com |
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LATINO OLYMPIC (1) Teofilo Stevenson - Olympic athlete of the century- 3 time Olympic gold medal winner in the Super heavyweight division and 3 time amateur Super heavy weight world champion. (2) Felix Savon-2 time Olympic gold medal winner in Heavyweight division, 6 time amateur world champion (3) Alberto Juan Torena-Gold medal winner in the 400m and 800m in ' 76 Olympics (4) Cuban baseball team-2 time gold medal winners in ' 92 and ' 96 (5) Javier Sotomayor-World record holder in the high jump, ' 92 olympic gold medal winner (6) Ivan Pedroso-World long jump champion (7) Cuban Womans Volleyball Team-' 92 and ' 96 Olympic gold medal
winners LATINO SOCCER TEAM OF THE CENTURY Goalkeeper-Antonio Carbajal (Mex) LATINO ATHLETE OF THE CENTURY-PELE FELIPE ALOU (BASEBALL) Manger of the Montreal Expos 1992-present, named National League manager of the year in 1994 MARIO LOBO ZAGALLO (SOCCER) Only man to have won four world cup competitions (1958 and 1962-as a player, 1970-Coach of the Brazilian National soccer team, 1994-Assistant Coach of the Brazilian National Soccer team) ALCIDES SAGARRA (OLYMPIC BOXING) Under his tutelage Cuban boxers have won 23 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals |
LATINO
BASEBALL TEAM OF THE CENTURY
First base-Orlando Cepeda (PR) LATINO BOXERS OF THE CENTURY Light Heavyweight Middleweight-Carlos Monzon (ARG) Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight |
| Latino Sports Ventures sent the following
article: Wednesday January 12, 2000 the back rooms in Mickey Mantle's restaurant on Central Park South in New York City were packed with a slew of Latino business, community, civic leaders and sports celebrities from throughout the New York State area. The press, both Anglo and Latino were abundant which gave the impression that something big was about to unfold. Latino Sports Ventures, Inc. honored Sammy Maldonado, a 17-year-old Puerto Rican High School student who plays football for Harrison High School its "Stars of the Future" award. This award is given to a young Latino who excels in a sport and in school, and who also demonstrates a sincere desire to become a role model. Sammy Maldonado has done exactly that, become a role model in his High School, his town and now for the Puerto Rican/Latino community. To read more about Latinos in sports, contact LatSports@aol.com http://www.latinosports.com XXV International Bicycling Competition Febuary 8th will be the start of the XXV International Cycling Competition in Cuba. XXV Vuelta Ciclística a Cuba comenzará el martes 8 de febrero La XXV Vuelta Ciclística a Cuba comenzará el martes 8 de febrero en la ciudad primada de Baracoa, en la región oriental cubana de la provincia de Guantánamo y concluirá elo 20 de febrero en la capital. Return to Table of Contents |
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Cesar Chavez Day
California State Holiday? |
Jose Amezcua, 17 who attended the January 16 rally said he recognized the name, but had " no idea what Cesar Chavez did." Cesar has been recognized by both Mexico and the United States for Cesar's successful efforts in organizing field workers. LaVoz@Aztlan is gathering support. State Department of Finance claims a state holiday costs
$51 million in pay and lost productivity. Orange County Register,1-16-00 |
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Historical Dates Abstracted by Jackie Lamorie, from the Orange County Register February 1, 1810: Seville, Spain surrendered to the French. February 1, 1861: Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. February 1, 1908: King Carlos I of Portugal assassinated with his son in Lisbon. February 2, 1536: The Argentine city of Buenos Aires was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain. |
Faculty member at State University of N.Y, Oneonta, N.Y.. The complete study is at: http://snyoneab.oneonta.edu/~jacksorh/paper3.html
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| February
2, 1653: New Amsterdam -- now New York City was incorporated.
February 2, 1848: the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. The treaty turned over to the United States a huge portion of the present day Southwest, including Texas, New Mexico and California. February 2, 1536: Argentine city of Buenos Aires founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain. February 2, 1653: New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated. |
California Missions 2000 Congratulations to Cathy Luijt and Betty Dong, two friends who met while working as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) personnel for the City of Los Angeles Planning Department. Collectively they have experience and/or degrees in Geography, Urban Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Graphics and Planning. Cathy Luijt, is one of the original officers of SHHAR, active in supporting the educational goals of SHHAR. Together the ladies developed a web site devoted to California's early history. In celebration of the 150th birthday of California's statehood on September 9, 1850, the web site "California Missions 2000" was uploaded January 6, 2000. http://www.geocities.com/missions_21 Their goal is to link to organizations doing extensive research in California History and Family History Research. They also plan to include California maps using GIS, and use animated graphics for the kid's section. "We are thankful to our families for their help in making this
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| February
2, 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, U.S.
acquired the area covering California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico, Colorado and Texas for $15 million.
February 2,1849: Ship California arrived at San Francisco, carrying first gold-seekers. February 2,1861: The Territory of Colorado was organized. February 3, 1690: The first paper money in America was issued by the colony of Massachusetts. The currency was used to pay soldiers fighting a war against Quebec. February 3, 1783: Spain recognized U.S. independence. February 3, 1809: The territory of Illinois was created. February 3,1783: Spain recognized US independence. February 3,1809: Illinois Territory, including present-day Wisconsin, established. February 3, 1962: Pres. Kennedy banned all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs. February 4, 1797: Quake in Quito, Ecuador killed 40,000. February 4, 1931: Isabel Peron was born. February 4, 1976: 7.5 quake killed 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras. February 5, 1881: Phoenix was incorporated. February 5, 1917: Mexico's constitution was adopted. February 5, 1846: Oregon Spectator, first U.S. newspaper published on the West Coast. February 6, 1899: A peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate. February 6, 1481: First Auto-da-Fe of the Spanish Inquisition. February 6, 1899: Spanish-American War ended. Peace treaty ratified by Senate. February 7, 1569: Philip II of Spain established Inquisition in province of South America. February 8, 1969: Meteorite
weighing over February 9, 1588: Duke of Medina-Sidonia appointed to head the Spanish Armada. February 10, 1763: France ceded
Canada to England under the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and
Indian War. |
The Doña of Concord, California
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Seeking information about the First Battalion Native
California Cavalry of California Volunteers? |
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Gallegos de Lugo |
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The Drowning of Researched and Written by (c) 1999 The Probate Proceedings: The newcomers were too shrewd for them, too unscrupulous. They beat them at monte, they surpassed them at cattle stealing, at whiskey drinking. They swindled them out of their lands, seduced their wives and daughters, and played the mischief generally. They were a wicked lot. Hubert Howe Bancroft
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THE SANCHEZ FILE (synopsis) Jose Maria Sanchez drowned in the Pajaro River in Monterey County,
California, on Christmas Eve, 1852 at the place called the Malpaso, the
evil path. He left his beautiful, 28 year old widow, Encarnacion Ortega
and their five children an estate worth over $300 thousand. (1852
dollars) More information on the historical cast of this true drama can be
viewed on the following site. Please note: This version has no photographs or other image and will load
faster than other sites. |
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Free
California Hispanic Genealogy Research |
| February
10, 1809: French over ran Saragossa, Spain after long siege.
February 10, 1959: Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigned. February 11, 1858: A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed for the first time to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes. February 12, 1541: Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago, Chile. February 12, 1733 English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga. February 12, 1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present -day Larue County, Ky. February 12, 1818: Chile gained independence from Spain. February 14, 1831: Vicente Guerrero died. Mexican revolutionary hero. February 14, 1859: Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state. February 14, 1945: Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador joined the United Nations. February 15,1764: The city of St. Louis was established. February 15, 1898: The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing more than 260 crew members. The explosion was never satisfactorily explained-brought the United States closer to war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence. February 16, 1862: during the Civil War, some 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered at Fort Donelson, Tenn, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's victory earned him the nickname"Unconditional Surrender Grant." February 16, 1959: Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. February 17, 1865: Columbia, S.C., burned as Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in. It's not known which side set the blaze. February 17, 1909: Geronimo, the
last Apache chief to surrender to the American government, died in Fort
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A ROAD FIT FOR A
KING
Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez Submitted by George Gause WASHINGTON, DC: Texas
is known for many things. When people think of Texas, they often mention
ranches filled with longhorns, the Alamo and Spanish missions, and our
state's rugged beauty. These are great tourist attractions for a great
state, but many Texans and visitors alike do not know the history behind
these sites. Linking them together both physically and culturally is the
hidden treasure known as El Camino Real de los Tejas. Today, we continue to blaze trails in
search of a new kind of gold in e-commerce, enhanced educational
opportunities, and development of our local communities. It is important
that we not forget the path we took to get where we are today. |
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In the United States House of Representatives
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a) is amended-- (1) by designating the paragraphs relating to the California National Historic Trail, the Pony Express National Historic Trail, and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraphs (18), (19), and (20), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (22) EL CAMINO REAL DE LOS TEJAS- (A) IN GENERAL- El Camino Real de los Tejas (The Royal Road to the Tejas) National Historic Trail, a combination of routes totaling 2,580 miles in length from the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass and Laredo, Texas to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and including the Old San Antonio Road, as generally depicted on the maps entitled `El Camino Real de los Tejas', contained in the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) entitled National Historic Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment: El Camino Real de los Tejas, Texas-Louisiana', dated July 1998. A map generally depicting the trail shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Designation of El Camino Real de los Tejas does not itself confer any additional authority to apply other existing Federal laws and regulations on non-Federal lands along the trail. Laws or regulations requiring public entities and agencies to take into consideration a national historic trail shall continue to apply notwithstanding the foregoing. On non-Federal lands, the national historic trail shall be established only when landowners voluntarily request certification of their sites and segments of the trail consistent with section 3(a)(3) of this Act. Notwithstanding section 7(g), the United States is authorized to acquire privately-owned real property or an interest in such property for purposes of the trail only with the willing consent of the owner of such property and shall have no authority to condemn or otherwise appropriate privately-owned real property or an interest in such property for the purposes of such trail. (B) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES- The Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with United States and Mexican public and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Government of Mexico and its political subdivisions, for the purpose of exchanging trail information and research, fostering trail preservation and educational programs, providing technical assistance, and working to establish an international historic trail with complementary preservation and education programs in each nation.'. |
| February
18, 1493: Columbus reached the Azores.
February 18, 1519: Hernan Cortes and 550 men set sail from Cuba for Yucatan. February 18, 1571: A group of Spanish Jesuits in the Chesapeake Bay area, led by Fray Batista Segura, were murdered by the Indians they had come six months earlier to convert. The massacre led ultimately to the withdrawal of all Jesuits living in Florida as well. February 18, 1622: English-Persian siege of Portuguese at Hormuz began. February 18, 1849: First regular steamboat service to California started with the arrival of the "California". February 18, 1850: California legislature created 9 Bay area counties. February 19, 1683: Philip V of Spain was born in France. Ruled 1700-1724, 1724-1746. February 19, 1846: The Texas state government was formally installed in Austin. February 20, 1500: Carlos I King of Spain was born. February 20, 1521: Juan Ponce de Leon set out for Florida with 200 colonists. |
This is a true Texas History, not a Hollywood's myth of the Alamo. by Emilio D. Santos
John Wayne in a raccoon-skin cap didn't win the war. This has been extremely damaging. This lie has relegated Texicans (Mexican-Americans) to a subservient roll. The Texas history text books ignore or minimize the contributions of Spanish families who lived before Crockett and Travis.
This was a real civil war. Finally, all of
Mexico surrendered to Santa Anna, an illegitimate
dictator who overthrew Mexico's constitution -except
Texas-. Steve Austin represented Texas
in the Coahuila y Texas Legislature. Steve Austin was a man of Honor.
He
promised he would defend the constitution of 1824. He kept his word.
Austin was jailed in Mexico City by Santa Anna. Emilio shared a brief bio: Emilio D. Santos, P.O. Box 3916, McAllen,
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Various Citations for Researching Submitted by George Gause AUTHOR: Chapa, Juan Bautista, 1630 or 31-1695. PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, 1997. SUBJECTS: Indians of North America--Texas--Antiquities. Indians of NorthAmerica--Texas--History. Indians of Mexico--Antiquities. Indians AUTHOR: Saldivar, Gabriel, 1900- AUTHOR: Himmel, Kelly F., 1950- SUBJECTS: Karankawa Indians--History--19th century. KarankawaIndians--Wars. Karankawa Indians--Government relations. Tonkawa I
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Navajo and Zuni's Food Stamps Use New Mexico leads the nation in people going hungry. New Mexico's McKinley county, which includes large areas of the Navajo and Zuni Indian reservations, has led the state in food stamp use. Census figures indicate 15,510 of the county's estimated 67,558 residents, or 23 percent, were food-stamp recipients last year. "We get at least four people a day come in looking for food for their family," said Toni Lopez, a supervisor for Catholic Charities in Gallup, McKinley County. "It's a very big," she said of the hunger problem. "I would say my clientele is 95 percent Native American." The Associated Press by Mary Perea, via Orange County Register, 10-15-99 Harrah's Enertainment said it has signed a letter
of intent with the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians in
California to develop and operate a $100 million casino project north of
San Diego. Los Angeles Times, 1-19-00 |
| Question: How was it the
American bison that we call buffalo survived every predator, but man?
Answer: Under attack, the females and young huddled tightly inside a ring of males, facing outward with heads down. An instinctive defense, seemingly. It worked pretty well against attackers without arrows or bullets. January 11th, three national monuments were created in the West. Among which is Agua Fria, a 71,100-acre site 40 miles north of Phoenix. It holds some of the most extensive prehistoric ruins in the American Southwest, including petroglyphs, terraced agricultural areas and rock pueblos.. |
Benjamin Franklin said the
Iroquois Confederacy of "Six Nations" formed one of the
significant patterns that shaped the U.S. Constitution. |
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Mission San Juan Capistrano Wick Lobo, brother of the late Juaneno Chief Clarence Lobo is
petitioning the United states for tribal recognition. Recognition is a
very arduous process. Last year 1,800 letters of support were submitted
proving lineage back to a roll of Indians made in 1928. |
Northern
Ute tribe In one of the biggest giveback of Indian land in U.S. history, the government is returning 84,000 acres to the Northern Ute tribe as part of a deal to clean up millions of tons of uranium waste along the Colorado River. The land, which is believed to contain oil-rich shale deposits, was given to the Utes in 1882. But in 1916, on the eve of the nation's entry into World War I, the federal government took it back to create a reserve supply of oil for the Navy fleet. The reserve was never tapped. The Energy Department estimates that the land, which is next to the 4.4 million-acre Ute reservation, holds 6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or about 30 percent of the natural gas used in the United States during 1998. The government estimates it will cost $300 million for relocating 10.5 million tons of radioactive rock and soil left over from the mining of uranium during the cold war. Orange County Register, 1-15-00
Seahenge, England
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| Not all historians agree with
those who say the earliest sheep in North American came from France in
1609. Others report Coronado brought over the Churro sheep from
Spain in 1540. Trivia, Orange County Register, 1-6-00 |
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Chicana/o Experience in Arizona. Arizona State University State University in Tempe, is proud to
announce the availability of the Chicana/Chicano Experience in Arizona
on the Web, designed to bring educational information about the history
and contributions of Mexican Americans in Arizona. This new online
exhibit can be used as a foundation for community discussion or as a
curriculum supplement for schools, colleges, and universities. |
preserve
Mexican American culture in a Euro-American society. Historically,
family and community spirit maintained the culture through traditional
beliefs and practices, many of which are documented with historic
photographs, manuscripts, and a bilingual text, English/Spanish. Support for the exhibit came from the Chicano Research Collection, Department of Archives and Manuscripts, Arizona State University Libraries in Tempe, and the Arizona Humanities Council. Please mark these two sites, the Chicano Research Collection, AND the Chicana/ Chicano Experience in Arizona on the Web. Pass the two sites along to colleagues, friends, educators, and interested institutions or the general public, or link it to your site: http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/chicano.htm http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/website/index.htm For further information, contact:
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| February
20, 1792: Pres. George Washington signed an act creating U.S. Post
Office.
February 20, 1835: Concepcion, Chile was destroyed by earthquake. February 20, 1943: New volcano Paracutin erupted in a farmer's corn patch in Mexico. February 20, 1988: 500 died in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. February 21, 1794: Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana born. President of Mexico 1833-1836. February 21, 1817: Jose Zorrilla y Moral born in Vallodolid, Spain. Poet and dramatist. February 21, 1828: First Indian newspaper published in US. "Cherokee Phoenix" in Georgia. February 21, 1862: Texas Rangers won Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, NM. February 21, 1878: First telephone directory issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Conn. February 21, 1893: Andres Segovia was born in Linares, Spain. Classical guitarist. February 22, 1732: George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born on his parent's plantation in the Virginia Colony. February 22,1819: Spain ceded Florida to the United States. February 22, 1819: Spain renounced claims to Oregon Country, Florida in Adams-Onis Treaty. February 22, 1821: Spain sold East Florida to US for 5 million. February 22, 1889: President Cleveland signed a bill to admit the Dakotas, Montana and Washington state to the Union. February 22, 1913: President
Francisco Indalecio Madero of Mexico, was assassinated in military coup
along with his vice president, Suarez. February 23, 1847: U.S. troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican Gen. Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico. February 24, 1821: Mexico declared its independence from Spain. February 24, 1863: Arizona was organized as a territory February 24, 1903: the United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. February 25, 1540: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado began search for 7 cities of Cibola, Mexico. Feburary 25, 1778: Jose Francisco de San Martin was born. Liberated Argentina,Chile and Peru. February 25, 1907: US proclaimed protectorate over Dominican Republic. February 25, 1951: The first Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina. February 25, 1986: President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election. Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency. February 25, 1988: Panama's civilian president, Eric Arturo Delvalle announced the dismissal of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega as commander of the country's Defense Forces. The next day, Panama's National Assembly voted to oust Delvalle. February 26, 1522: Cuauhtemoc, last Aztec emperor, hanged by Cortes. February 26, 1531: Earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, killed 20,000. February 27, 1973: members of the
American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South
Dakota, the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children.
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Research in Jalisco, Mexico by John P. Schmal The Mexican state of Jalisco, located along the Pacific Ocean and extending eastward into the north central portion of the Republic, has the second largest population of any Mexican state. With a total area of 31,152 square miles, Jalisco borders eight other Mexican states: Nayarit, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacan, and Colima. Boasting a population of six million people, Jalisco has the third largest economy in Mexico and exports more than $4 billion in goods to over eighty-one countries each year. In addition to its economic wealth, Jalisco is also rich in cultural and historical significance. The name Jalisco is derived from the combination of two Nahuatl words, Xalli (sand or gravel) and ixtli (face, or plain). Thus, the literal translation of the state name in English would be sandy face, or by extension, sandy plain. In pre-Columbian times, many indigenous groups, most notably the Olmecas, Nahuas, Tarascos, Cazcanes, Tecuexes, and Guamares, made their homes within the bounds of what is present-day Jalisco. This remarkable diversity was duplicated throughout all of Mexico, where it is believed that 180 mutually alien languages were spoken among the Mexican Indians at the time of the European encounter. The delicate political balance that existed among these indigenous groups was forever changed in 1519 when Hernán Cortés arrived on the east coast of Mexico. Within two years, Cortés, with an army of 2,500 Spaniards, assisted by tens of thousands of Indian allies, had gained control of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the formidable Aztec Empire. Seven years after his conquest of Tenochtitlán, Cortés sent an expedition under the command of Nuño de Guzmán to explore the territory that is now Jalisco. Traveling through Central and Western Mexico, Guzman subdued most of the tribes; however, it was not until 70 years later in 1591 that the Spaniards totally secure the area.
For 300 years, the Spaniards colonized and governed Mexico. However, in 1822, after a bloody
twelve-year war of liberation, Mexico broke free from the reigns of the Spanish Empire. But independence did not bring stability and for the next hundred years, Mexico struggled through tumultuous
times, complicated by the imperialistic vision of the United
States to annex Mexico. In the subsequent two-year war with the United States of America (1846-1848),
Mexico lost one-half of its country and the United States increased in
size by one-third. The French invasion in 1861 and a ten-year civil war (1910-1920), left the
Mexican people impoverished and demoralized. If you are looking for an online interchange with other persons tracing their ancestry in Jalisco, you may want to access the Mexico GenWeb page for Jalisco at http://www.guroo.net/genweb/mexico/jalisco. In addition to posting queries for your surnames and ancestral towns, you can also find links to interesting sites dealing with Hispanic genealogy. In Finding Your Hispanic Roots (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997), the renowned author and researcher George R. Ryskamp suggests the two-step process of "locality analysis" for genealogists. First, he says, locate the exact place from which your ancestor came from. Once you have done that, you should determine the jurisdiction to which the place belonged. In the case of Jalisco, this means that you should know which municipio that you are in so that you can consult the appropriate civil register. However, it is also important to find out where your ancestors went to church, so that you can locate the relevant baptism, marriage, and death records. Because most municipio records in Jalisco start after 1867, a successful search is contingent on finding the relevant church records if you hope to trace your ancestors back to the 1600s or 1700s. Mr. Ryskamp states that the second goal of locality analysis is to “learn as much about that particular place as you can to better understand the life of your ancestor.” Part of this process is to know the surrounding area. A few months ago, I was able to put this kind of analysis to work when I was researching the family of a friend in the small pueblo of Villa Hidalgo in northern Jalisco. The parish register at La Santisima Trinidad church in Villa Hidalgo starts in 1814. Once I traced my friend’s family as far as back as I could, I surveyed the surrounding area for other churches.
Across the border in Aguascalientes is the small villa of Cieneguilla, where the baptism registers started in 1716. In the opposite direction is the town of
Teocaltiche, where the parish records are available through the FHL back to 1627.
My analysis paid off, and I found the ancestors of my friend’s Villa Hidalgo family in both towns and traced her ancestors back to the early 1700s. If you are not able to locate the town of your ancestors in the Family History Library catalog, you may want to write a letter to Los Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Guadalajara, Liceo No. 17, Apartado Postal 1-331, Guadalajara, Estado de
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General Antonio Neri, 1829-1872. General Antonio Neri was born in Tizapan el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico in 1829. He was a sergeant in 1855. He fought Santa Anna, then, the Conservatives, then the Emperor Maximilian's Imperialists forces. Gained promotions up to Brigadier General. In 1872, he was sent to combat the brothers Garcia de la Cadena revolt. General Neri was wounded fatally in action at Matapulgas, Zacs., and died in the city of Zacatecas on 22 March 1872. See Diccionario Porrua de Historia , Biografia y Geografia de Mexico 6th ed., 4 vols., Mexico: Editorial Porrua, 1995, III, 2455. |
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Testamentos de Monterrey Reviewed by: Maria de la Garza de Dellinger The book contains 246 wills/testimonios with genealogical information. The surnames ranges from 'A' surnames to Zuazua, which is the last surname entry. They are mainly and mostly Monterrey wills from the last 1700's to say 1825. Included are a handful of Cerralvo and Linares wills. The entry states what the wills provide: the will names: spouse, sometimes parents, children, sometimes other kin, the executor or executors. What the person has and what may be owed, plus witnesses. There are many de la Garzas with the mother's name tacked on. However, recall what Don Israel said at the Laredo conference, that in Monterrey: "Si no eres Garza, eres pato." Which I found true and a delightful statement. But there are many, many other surnames. Recall that since I have de la Garza over and over until it seems sinful, I look for that name first of all. However, for many of us, we have to keep in mind that our direct
line ancestors had moved to establish Escandon colonies. But, I
found siblings of several ancestors - people and lines to follow
down several more generations, and also one in Cerralvo that may
help me resolve something we found missing in another's genealogy
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How
to Order:
It sells for $50.00 hardback, S&H included / softcover $40.00, S&H included. You may call Lilia Cavazos at 011-52-83-545603. Archivo Municipal de Monterrey / R. Ayuntamiento de Monterrey, Apartado 1837, Monterrey, N.L. , Mexico, C. P. 64000. Payment for books may be mailed via International postal money order. It is suggested that money order be insured in case the money order is lost in the mail so the letter may be traced. Information provided by: Lupita Ramirez, Laredo, TX |
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Mexico's
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Darren Nelson wrote the Reformanet > reformanet@lmrinet.ucsb.edu Does anyone know how to go about obtaining white pages information from Mexican cities, especially Guadalajara? Try the Mexican consulates. They should
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Another suggestion: from Brigida Campos bcampos@delphi.com No endorsement, just contact information! Apparently you can buy specific packages or single city directories. Their brochure states that VSI Directory Services sell Telephone Directories for any city and town in Mexico. As specialists in Mexico Directories VSI will assist you with selections and group their directories into convenient categories to maximize the information obtained. Order: 619-528-9321 Fax: 619-528-0421 |
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Research in Mexico by Sister Mary Sevilla I received an e-mail with the following request through Mimi Lozano. I then responded to the request and Mimi thought my answers may be helpful to other researchers. Of course, if any of you can add to information on this case, please let me know and I’ll see that Bill gets it! He has already done extensive research and deserves to be rewarded. The request said: |
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Here is my problem: I am looking for information on Frederick G. Hutchings who was born in Mexico City Mexico in March of 1897. His parents where William G. Hutchings and Dora M. Hutchings. William G. Hutchings died in Mexico City sometime ar |
