HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. Hispanic Heritage month starts on September 15 Independence for Costa...
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
WHAT IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH?
Hispanic Heritage month starts on September 15
Independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
Latin America's struggles for national independence
HOW DID IT START?
takes place between September 15th and October 15th
Hispanic Heritage week in 1968 By Lyndon Johnson
Extended in 1988By Ronald Regan
NOTABLE HISPANIC PEOPLE
Cesar ChaezLabor Organizer
Ellen OchoaAstronaut
Francia MarquezRights activist
Sonia SotomayorSupreme Court Justice
George LopezComedian
Octaviano LarrazolaGovernor
HISPANIC CULTURE
Religion: Mostly Roman Catholicism Food: Multi-ethnic cuisines Celebrations and festivals such as
Carnival and Dia de los Muertos Family: Close family units with high
respect for elders
SPANISH SPEAKING CONTRIES
Cuba Mexico Peru Spain Panama Uruguay Chile Costa Rica Paraguay Argentina Honduras Colombia
Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Venezuela Ecuador Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Equatorial Guinea The U.S.A* The Philippines*
*Countries that have a large population Spanish speaking people
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