What are the historical events most key to shaping Latino culture? This book provides detailed and broad coverage of the 50 most pivotal developments across more than 500 years' time that have shaped the Latino experience, offering primary sources, biographies of notable figures, and suggested readings for further research.
• Offers scholarly analysis of critical events in Latino/a history while also providing in-depth primary sources, biographies, and evidence that provide additional historical perspective
• Represents an invaluable reference tool for students doing research papers, seeking accessibly written background information, or simply wanting to learn more about Latinos in the United States
• Written by expert contributors with specialties in a variety of key fields—media, politics, history, and popular culture
• Supplies breadth and depth on significant events that have shaped the Latino experience for the past five centuries
Author(s): Lilia Fernández
Publisher: Greenwood/ABC-CLIO
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 1049
Tags: Latino History, Hispanic Americans, Encyclopedias
Cover
......Page 1
Title Page
......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Contents
......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Rise of Maya and Indigenous Civilizations, 250 CE–900 CE......Page 24
Spanish Colonization of the Americas, 1492–1898
......Page 40
Conquest of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire, 1519–1521
......Page 59
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
......Page 77
Latin American Independence, 1810–1898......Page 98
Anglo-American Colonization of Northern Mexico, 1820–1846
......Page 119
Texas Independence, 1835–1836
......Page 139
U.S.-Mexican War, 1846–1848......Page 156
Cuban Wars of Independence,
1868–1898......Page 175
Settlement of Ybor City, 1885–1930
......Page 195
Spanish-American
War, 1898......Page 219
Caribbean Migration to New York City, 1870s–1920s
......Page 248
Insular Cases, 1901–1922......Page 268
The Mexican Revolution, 1910–1921
......Page 285
Texas Revolt, 1915
......Page 304
Rise of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, 1922–1954
......Page 318
Founding of LULAC, 1929......Page 336
Mexican Repatriation, 1930–1935
......Page 352
Birth of Latin Jazz, 1930s–1940s
......Page 367
Labor Activism during the Great Depression, 1930–1939
......Page 387
World War II, 1939–1945......Page 406
The Bracero Program, 1942–1964
......Page 423
Mendez v. Westminster, 1945–1947
......Page 440
Operation Bootstrap and Puerto Rican Migration, 1948–1964
......Page 457
The Cuban Revolution, 1953–1959
......Page 472
Destruction of Chavez Ravine, 1953–1959
......Page 490
Hernandez v. Texas, 1954
......Page 504
Operation Wetback, 1954
......Page 523
The Chicano Movement, 1960s–1970s......Page 540
Chicana Feminist Movement, 1960s–1970s
......Page 559
Urban Uprisings, 1960s–1970s
......Page 579
Fall of the Trujillo Dictatorship and Dominican Migration, 1961–1990s
......Page 595
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
......Page 614
Delano Grape Strike and the United Farm Workers Movement, 1965–1970
......Page 631
Founding of the Young Lords, 1968–1972
......Page 648
Formation of Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Latino/a Studies Programs,
1968–1974......Page 664
Gay Rights Movement, 1969–1990
......Page 683
Central American Civil Wars and Migration, 1970s–1980s
......Page 700
Lau v. Nichols, 1973–1974......Page 718
Founding of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1976
......Page 734
The Sanctuary Movement, 1980s......Page 752
Mariel Boatlift, 1980
......Page 777
Immigration Reform and Control Act, 1986
......Page 792
Founding of Univision, 1987
......Page 815
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 1994
......Page 828
California’s Proposition 187, 1994
......Page 847
Latin Explosion in Popular Music, 1990s
......Page 869
Election and Appointment of Latinos in the 21st Century, 2000–Present
......Page 888
Immigrant Rights Marches of 2006
......Page 908
Lin-Manuel
Miranda’s Debut on Broadway, 2008–2015......Page 922
Recommended Resources
......Page 946
About the Editor and Contributors......Page 954
Index......Page 962
