HISPANIC-AMERICAN CULTURE

NATIONALITIES

• Mexican
• Puerto Rican
• Cuban
• Colombian
• Dominican

MAJOR EVENTS

• Oct. 12th: the Spaniards land in Mexico
• Nov.1493: 2nd voyage of Columbus discovers Puerto Rico
• Oct. 27th: Columbus+crew land in northern Cuba
• 1509: Ponce de Ceón is appointed governor of Puerto Rico

ISSUES HISPANIC AMERICANS FACE

• Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic minority today
• The # of students in public schools nearly doubled from 1990-2006
• There are now approx. 10million Hispanics in the nations schools
• They make up about one-in-five public schools in America.