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Did you know:
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- The
Spanish founded the
State of South Carolina
in 1526.
- The
burglar alarm was
patented by Albert
Silva in 1875.
- Hispanics
introduced the cowboy
and his hat, boots,
lassoes, chaps, spurs,
saddle, cattle, rodeos,
ranches, and even
the horse to the North
American continent.
- The
$ symbol was taken
from the pillars of
the Spanish Imperial
Coat of Arms and that
in 1775 the United
States adopted the
"Spanish Dollar"
as the basic monetary
system
- The
first Thanksgiving
happened 23 years
before the Pilgrims
arrived, when the
Don Juan de Onate
exploration arrived
in El Paso after a
treacherous trip from
Mexico.
- When
George Washington
ran out of money during
the Revolutionary
War, Cuban Society
ladies contributed
$12 million to the
war effort.
- Alfonso
Alvarez Blade invented
the Safety Razor in
1911.
- San
Augustin, founded
by Pedro Mendez de
Avilles, was the first
city in the U.S in
1565.
- The
Spanish founded the
first free integrated
public school in San
Augustine, Florida,
in September 1787.
- Rita
Moreno is the only
entertainer to have
won the Oscar, Emmy,
Tony, and Grammy Awards.
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Hispanic
Q & A
| Q: |
Why
should you think
of Hispanic Heritage
when you see the
yellow veil of
mustard blossoms
on the roadside?
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| A: |
Spanish
soldiers and friars
scattered the
seeds to mark
a trail. |
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| Q: |
What
event do Mexicans
and Mexican-Americans
celebrate on September
16th? |
| A: |
September
16 is Mexican
Independence Day. |
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| Q: |
What
are sikus, quenas,
wankaras and charangos? |
| A: |
Andean
musical instruments |
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| Q: |
What
three U.S. states
are home to most
Hispanic-owned
businesses?
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| A: |
California,
Texas and Florida |
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| Q: |
Who
is the city of
Galveston, Texas
named after? |
| A: |
Marshall
Bernardo de Galvez |
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| Q: |
What
historic event
is remembered
in Puerto Rico
on September 23rd?
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| A: |
El
Grito de Lares |
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| Q: |
What
historic event
is celebrated
on May 5th (or
Cinco de Mayo)?
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| A: |
On
May 5, 1862, Mexican
forces defeated
the invading soldiers
of Napoleon in
the town of Puebla. |
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| Q: |
According
to the census
of 1990, which
U.S. city is home
to 49 percent
of the Guatemalans
living in the
U.S.? |
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Los
Angeles |
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| Q: |
What
is one of the
accepted roots
of the word Mariachi?
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It
is a variation
of the French
word mariage,
meaning wedding
or marriage; or
that it comes
from the name
of the wood used
to make the platform
on which the performers
danced to the
music of the village
musicians.
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