Famous dead hispanic figures

Latino history timeline
Famous hispanic people in history
Famous hispanic people

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"A free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.”

Archer M. Huntington and the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

Over the course of fifty years, Archer Huntington dedicated his life and considerable family resources to forming one of the world’s great collections of Hispanic art and literature. By the time of his death in 1955...

“A Poem of a Museum”

José Agustín Arrieta,
El Costeño, ca 1843

Jusepe de Ribera,
St. Jerome, ca. 1621

Diego Velázquez,
Portrait of a Little Girl, ca. 1638-1644

Joaquín Sorolla,
After the Bath, 1908

Francisco de Goya,
The Duchess of Alba, 1797

Sebastián López de Arteaga,
St. Michael Striking Down the Rebellious Angels, ca. 1645-1652

Ruth Matilda Anderson,
The Galician Milkmaid, 1925

Pedro de Mena,
St. Acisclus de Cordoba, ca. 1680

Joan Martines,
Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, 1582

José Campeche,
Dona María Catalina de Urrutia, 1788

Portrait Bust of a Young Man,
Roman, A.D. 130-50

Francisco de Goya,
Tuti li mundi, 1808-1814

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Latino History

Latino history in the Americas stretches back for many centuries before the arrival of European colonizers. The long, rich, and complex history begins with the diverse Indigenous populations, such as the Inca civilization. The gradual combination of unique cultures and traditions throughout Latino history has profoundly influenced and enriched the identity of the United States.

In the late 1400s, Spanish colonists arrived and forcefully claimed the lands of numerous Indigenous populations across the region, including the Pueblo, Aztec, and Maya civilizations. These interactions and intermixing of cultures created the foundation of diverse Latino ancestry and heritage that has contributed to the multicultural development of the United States.

Prior to European colonization, each Indigenous civilization had distinct traditions, beliefs, and social structures. The violence of colonization had a deep impact on these communities. Many had no choice but to live under colonial control and were weakened by new diseases brought by the colonists, like smallpox, measl

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Within the United States, “America” serves as shorthand for the country alone—but the national borders that separate the United States from the rest of the landmass that constitutes “the Americas,” North and South, are relatively recent creations. Even with the introduction and evolution of those borders, the histories of the United States and what we now call Latin America have remained thoroughly entwined, connected by geography, economy, imperialism, immigration, and culture.

Since 1988, the U.S. Government has set aside the period from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the many contributions Hispanic Americans have made and continue to make to the United States of America. Our Teacher's Guide brings together resources created during NEH-funded professional development programs, lesson plans for K-12 classrooms, and think pieces on events and experiences across Hispanic history and heritage.

Guiding Questions

Who is included in your curriculum and who can be added when teaching Hispanic history?

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