Spain Comes to the New World
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on May 3, 2024
1492- Christopher Columbus Arrives in the New World. 1513- Ponce de Leon Discovers Florida. 1514- Bartolomé de las Casas Establishes Anti-Racism Policy in Spanish Colonies. 1519- Hernan Cortes Brings Horses from Spain to the Americas.
Spanish American Exploration
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on May 10, 2024
1539- Hernando De Soto Explores Southern US. 1540- Francisco Vasques de Coronado Maps America's Southwest. 1565- Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles Founds Florida's St. Augustine. 1608- Juan De Onate Expedition Establishes Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1711- Gallegos Family, Pioneers of the Desert Southwest.
Spanish Americans Move Toward Independence
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11:30 AM on May 17, 2024
1720- Father Antonio Margil de Jesus Helps Found San Antonio, Texas. 1740- Governor Manuel de Montiano Defends St. Augustine Against English Attack. 1769- Junipero Serra Founds a Mission in San Diego. 1779- Bernardo de Galvez Leads Spanish Forces Against Britain In America's Fight For Freedom. 1810- Spain's North American Colonists Begin Forging an American Hispanic Identity.
A New Hispanic Identity Emerges
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on May 24, 2024
1819- Luís de Onís Prevents a War Between Spain and the United States. 1821- Don Facundo Melgares Inaugurates Trade on the Santa Fe Trail. 1836- José Antonio Navarro and Lorenzo de Zavala, Founding Fathers of the Texas Republic. 1836- Juan Seguin Stands with Americans at the Battle of the Alamo. 1836- Juana Briones Establishes San Francisco.
Hispanics Become United States Citizens
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on May 31, 2024
1848- The Treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo Cedes Mexican Southwest to the United States. 1853- Joaquin Murieta Becomes the Inspiration for the Cisco Kid and Zorro. 1855- Francisco Ramirez Founds the First Spanish Language Newspaper in Los Angeles. 1862- Indian Fighter Rafael Chacon and Kit Carson Defeat the Navajo. 1863- Hispanics Distinguish Themselves in the American Civil War. 1866- David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in the U.S. Navy. 1866- Mexican Vaqueros Begin the American Cowboy Tradition.
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on Jun 7, 2024
1898- Spanish American War. 1905- Noted Philosopher George Santayana Publishes The Life of Reason. 1929- United States Begins Its Mexican American Repatriation Campaign. 1936- Dennis Chavez is First Hispanic Elected to the U.S. Senate.
Emergence of a Unique Hispanic Culture
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on Jun 14, 2024
1959- Ritchie Valens Initates Hispanic/Latin Renaissance in American Culture. 1961- Emilio Azcarraga Brings Hispanic Television to the United States. 1963- Poet William Carlos Williams Wins the Pulitzer Prize. 1963- Joan Baez Sings at Civil Rights March on Washington DC. 1965- Cesar Chavez Founds the United Farm Workers of America.
Era of the Hispanic American Hero Begins
UEN-TV 9.1
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11:30 AM on Jun 21, 2024
1969- Judy Baca Brings the Hispanic Muralist Movement to the United States. 1973-Roberto Clemente is the First Hispanic Elected into Baseball's Hall of Fame. 1978- Hispanic Golfer Nancy Lopez Wins Her First LPGA Championship. 1980- Walter Alvarez Proposes Dinosaur Extinction Caused by Asteroid Impact. 1986- Franklin Chang-Diaz Becomes the First Hispanic American in Space. 1990- Dr. Antonia Novello, First Hispanic Surgeon General. 2001- Linda Alvarado Wins Horatio Alger Award.