Legacy
Evidence of Spanish Colonial History on our flag
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2013-05-20
The current flag of the State of Florida was largely influenced by the Cross of Burgundy, a flag used by Spain from 1506 to 1843 to signify its presence outside of the country. The Cross of Burgundy flag has a white background and two red branches...
UF researchers unearth only stone mission church in St. Augustine
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2011-08-06
Archaeologists of the University of Florida uncovered the remains of a more than 300-year-old building Friday in St. Augustine that may predate the famous Castillo de San Marcos fort.Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History located...
Californians seeking to preserve Hispanic cultural heritage
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2011-08-06
The "Los Californianos" organization is seeking to preserve the cultural heritage of people of Hispanic origin whose ancestors were among the colonizers of Alta (Upper) California before the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in...
Documentary will show hidden history in the Americas after the discovery.
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2011-08-06
The television network PBS will show a documentary about the less known facts of history after the arrival of Christopher Columbus and his impact in todays Latin American culture.“When Worlds Collide” is directed by Carl Byker an Emmy winner who...
First Latino museum in U.S. should reflect diversity and legacy
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2011-08-06
In creating the first Latino museum in the United States, designers should gather together the cultural diversity, imagination and significance of the Hispanic legacy in this country, several experts and speakers agreed Thursday in Miami.The...
Writer seeks to motivate Hispanic kids to preserve their culture
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2011-08-06
By means of bilingual books telling stories of her childhood, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford seeks to touch the hearts of Hispanic kids in the United States and motivate them to preserve their language and their culture. A native of the border town of...
The Hispanic Legacy in the Independence of the United States
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2011-08-06
The history of the United States includes a number of names and events that are little known among the general public and are directly related to the significant legacy of Hispanics in this country. The Hispanic history of the U.S. was forged by...
A gift to Saint Augustine from the city of Avilés
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2011-08-06
(text only in Spanish)En septiembre de 1969, una comisión presidida por el alcalde de Avilés, don Fernando Suárez del Villar y Viña, se desplazó a la ciudad de San Agustín de La Florida. El objetivo era intervenir en el acto de entrega de la estatua...
El Hilo de la Memoria, U.S. Debut of Rare Spanish Documents
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2011-08-06
The New Mexico History Museum and Department of Cultural Affairs proudly announce that El Archivo General de Indias (the General Archive of the Indies) in Seville, Spain, has chosen Santa Fe for the American debut of El Hilo de la Memoria (“The...
Pensacolas 450th Anniversary
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2011-08-06
By the mid-sixteenth century, the sun literally never set on the empire of Spanish King Philip II (1556-1598). Philips empire spanned the Atlantic and stretched across the continents of North and South America. Early in the kings reign, however, he...
Spain's image in the United States
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2011-08-06
Javier Noya, Beatriz Rodríguez and Antonia María Ruiz Jiménez (2008) This program analyzes Spain's image before U.S. public opinion, defined as the perceptions and assessments of the average citizen rather than those of the elites. It also provides...
Borobia, a ranching, mining and proud town
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2011-08-06
The Villa of Borobia, where Tristán de Luna Arellano was born is located adjacent to the Sierra del Moncayo, in the easternmost province of Soria, which is the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon, on the border with Aragon.Borobia history is...
Menendez Remembered
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2011-08-06
Parade, gala celebrate birthday of city's founderPublication Date: 03/01/09Though Pedro Menendez has been dead for more than 430 years, his birthday still marks one of the biggest parties in St. Augustine, the city he founded nearly 450 years ago.On...
The Legacy of Columbus
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2011-08-06
Of the 17 years that I have been in this land I have spent all of them among the Indians. And, thus, because I know from such experience and from knowing the language of this Province of Timucua and from having made expeditions into the hinterland...
Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763-1848
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2011-08-06
Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763-1848, highlights the relationship between Spain and the United States over an eighty-five-year period that was marked by transformative events in the Americas and Europe. The 1763...
Spain-Florida 500 Years: a unique opportunity
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2011-08-06
The "Spain Florida Foundation 500 years" wants to seize the opportunity of the 500 years commemoration of the arrival of the first Spanish explorers to Florida to highlight the importance of the historic and economic contribution of Spain to Florida...
Spain and the United States, the Quest for Mutual Rediscovery
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2011-08-06
Once again William Chislett, has published a marvellously informative and insightful book with the Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies. As with Mr. Chislett’s previous Elcano books (The Internationalization of the Spanish...