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Introduction
Background
Contemporary Mexico
Contemporary Central America
The Pre-Columbian Cultures of Central America
Contemporary South America
The Pre-Columbian Cultures of South America
The Contemporary Caribbean
The Pre-Columbian Cultures of the Caribbean
Contemporary Spain and Portugal
The Pattern of Spanish Conquest and Colonization, 1492-1542
Columbus's Voyages to America
The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
A Timeline of Exploration, Conquest, and Early Colonization, 1492-1580
Spain Invades Mexico
Early Spanish Exploration in North America
The Spanish Empire in the New World, ca. 1600
Repartimiento and the Encomienda System
Spanish History and Migration to the New World, 1506-1700
The Rise of Latin America's Mestizo Population
Spanish and Mexican Settlement in North America (1565-1835)
Spanish and Mexican Settlement in the Future United States, Pre-1850
The Spanish Presidio
The Settlement of Santa Fe
The Settlement of Spanish Florida
Spanish Settlement in Texas
Spanish Settlement in Alta California
New Spain in About 1790
The Growth of California's Anglo Population
The Spanish Retreat from Louisiana and Florida
Mexican Territory in 1823
The Santa Fe Trail
The Growth of Slavery in Texas
The Texas Independence Movement
The Alamo
The Battle of San Jacinto
Portuguese Whaling Communities in 19th-Century America
Manifest Destiny and Hispanic America (1836-1900)
Mexican History and Immigration to the United States, 1840-1900
The Buildup to War
The Life of Santa Anna
The Mexican-American War
The Bear Flag Republic
U.S. Territorial Gains After the Mexican-American War
Land Ownership and the Law
The Foreign Miners' License Law
The California Gold Rush and Chilean Mining Communities
The California Land Settlement Act of 1851
Joaquin Murieta and Tiburcio Vasquez
The Texas Rangers
The Life of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
The U.S. Civil War in New Mexico
The Santa Fe Ring and the Gorras Blancas
The Early 20th Century (1901-1945)
Mexican History and Immigration to the United States, 1901-1945
The Mexican Railroad
Mexican-American Settlement in the United States, 1900-1940
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War: Campaign Map, 1898
Cuban History and Immigration to the United States, 1901-1945
The Platt Amendment and U.S. Domination of Cuba
U.S. Domination of the Cuban Sugar Industry
The Foraker Act of 1900
Luis Munoz Rivera
The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Immigration Boom, 1910-1929
The Mutualistas
Mexican Laborers in the Early 20th Century
The Birth of the Mexican-American Labor Movement
The Jones Act of 1917
The Birth and Growth of New York City's Puerto Rican Community
Hispanic Americans and World War I
The National Origins Act of 1924 and the Birth of the U.S. Border Patrol
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
The Great Depression and Mexican Repatriation
Mexican Americans and Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
Hispanic-American Participation in World War II
The Zoot Suit Riots
La Raza Unida (1945-1974)
The Bracero Programs
Emigration from Latin America, 1951-1963
Hernandez v. Texas: Hispanic Americans as a Protected Minority
Luis Munoz Marin and Puerto Rican Self-Rule
Operation Bootstrap
Operation Wetback
New York's Puerto Rican Community, 1950-1970
Latin American Immigrants and Educational Achievement, 1910-1970
Emigration from South America, 1950-1970
The Cuban Revolution and Its Aftermath
The Birth and Growth of Little Havana
The Migrant Farmworker
Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers
The Chicano Movement
Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
Hispanic America Today (1975-Present)
Mexican History and Immigration to the United States, 1951-Present
Mexican-American Population Distribution, 1990
The Maquiladoras and the North American Free Trade Agreement
Illegal Hispanic Immigration: Border Crossings and Overstays
Illegal Hispanic Immigration: The Coyotes
Routes of Illegal Immigration from Latin America
South American Population Distribution
South American History and Immigration to the United States, 1951-Present
New Arrivals: The Dominicans
Spanish-Caribbean History and Immigration to the United States, 1951-Present
Puerto Rican Population Distribution in the United States, 1990
The Mariel Boat Lift
Cuban-American Population Distribution, 1990
Central American History and Immigration to the United States, 1951-Present
Central American Population Distribution, 1990
The State of Hispanic-American Health
Hispanic-American Income and Occupations
The State of Hispanic Education
Hispanic-American Participation in Politics
Projected Growth of the Hispanic-American Population
Hispanic-American Cultural Contributions
Christianity and Indigenous Religions
Hispanic Holidays
Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Cuisine
Hispanic-American Theater
The Hispanic Family
Notable Hispanic-American Writers
Hispanic-American Business Leaders
Folk Medicine in the Hispanic Southwest United States
Latin Music: A Musical Melting Pot
Hispanic-American Art and Artists
Selected Hispanic-American Athletes
Entertainers
Sources
Bibliography
Index
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This volume provides a compelling and highly visual overview of Hispanic Americans since their arrival in the New World. The unique blend of hundreds of images and explanatory text details their histories and experiences.
Coverage includes:
Latin American and Caribbean Background: Political maps and social timelines of present-day Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal Overview of Latino Immigration: Male vs. female immigration figures; the total number of Hispanic immigrants compared to the number of other immigrants through time; and the happenings surrounding the Pueblo revolts
North America Up to the Mexican War: Columbus' rule in Hispañola; the Triangle Trade route; St. Augustine; the Franciscan and Jesuit missions; and the Texas independence movement
1846-1897: The Mexican War and its aftermath; the 1883 strike by Mexican-American cowboys against Texas cattle companies; the surge in Mexican immigration; and the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico
1898-1945: The rapid expansion of Hispanic immigration; the 1917 Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans; the arrival of Bahamians in Miami between 1900 and 1920; the U.S. Border Patrol in 1924; and repatriation to Mexico in the 1930s
1946-1965: The question of Puerto Rican statehood; Cesar Chavez founds the National Farm Workers Union; Cuban political refugees following Castro takeover; and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
1966-Present Day: The Mariel boatlift in 1980 from Cuba, and Cuban and Haitian refugees in the 1990s; the changing racial make-up of Little Havana following the rise of Afro-Cubans in the 1980s; and the Immigration Act of 1986
Cultural Contributions Section: English words with Spanish or Caribbean roots; calendar of Hispanic and African-Caribbean festivities and holidays that are celebrated in the U.S.; and prominent Latino-American individuals.

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