#Hispanic History

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On this day 202 years ago, Joseph Marion Hernández became the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress.

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The California Spanish Dynasty Still Kicking

This is the story of a prominent California family that helped pioneer the Spanish territory of Alta California (California), brought California into statehood, have cities named for them, and pioneered the wine business in California. Not only is one of

This is the story of a prominent California family that helped pioneer the Spanish territory of Alta California (California), brought California into statehood, have cities named for them, and pioneered the wine business in California. Not only is one of them considered the father of California wine growing. But his father-in-law started the wine town of Sonoma, California. This is the story of…

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Jean-Michel Basquiat. 1982

Photographer: James Van Der Zee

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Edwina Kruse (deceased)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

DOB: 22 February 1848

RIP: 23 June 1930

Ethnicity: German, Puerto Rican

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Occupation: Teacher, activist

Note: Taught at Black schools in Delaware. In 1881, Kruse became the principal of Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware. She often spoke to community groups about her work at the school, which was for a time the state's only public high school for Black students.

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A Major Tomb With Gold and Ceramic Artifacts Discovered in Panama

In an archaeological find in the El Caño Archaeological Park, located in the district of Natá, province of Coclé, in Panama, a tomb has been discovered that sheds light on the sophisticated Coclé society of pre-Hispanic times.

The tomb thought to belong to a Coclé lord and dating back to 750 CE, was found to contain a wealth of funerary offerings, including ceramic and gold artifacts.

The El Caño Archaeological Park is well-known for its necropolis of tombs and stone monoliths that date back to 700–1000 CE. American explorer Hyatt Verrill first realized the importance of the site in 1925 when he discovered ancient monoliths beside the Rio Grande River.

Linette Montenegro, National Heritage Director of the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura), explained that this discovery is part of the ongoing archeological project in the park.

The project, started in 2022 and financed through a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the El Caño Foundation, aims to thoroughly explore Tomb No. 9 during the 2021-2024 campaigns.

The tomb’s contents, consisting of 5 pectorals, 2 belts of gold beads, 4 bracelets, 2 earrings in the shape of human figures, an earring in the shape of a double crocodile, 1 necklace of circular beads, two bells, bracelets, and a skirt made with dog teeth, and a set of bone flutes, is testimony to the cultural and social wealth of the Coclé society.

Dr. Julia Mayo, director of the El Caño Foundation and leader of the archaeological project since its inception in 2008, highlighted the importance of this discovery.

The collection, which probably belonged to a high-status adult male, represents a window into life and death in the Rio Grande chiefdom. The tomb, built around 750 A.D., is especially intriguing due to the presence of sacrificial attendants buried alongside the lord, indicating multiple and simultaneous burial practices.

Dr. Mayo noted that the excavation process is ongoing, making it difficult to determine the exact number of individuals buried within the tomb. She said that this type of burial, known for burying a variable number of people in the same tomb, provides valuable information about the beliefs and funerary rituals of the Cocle society.

Dr. Mayo explained that the Coclé lord was buried in a face-down position, a customary practice in this culture, often atop the remains of a woman.

El Caño Archaeological Park, built around 700 A.D. and abandoned around 1000 A.D., has yielded significant archaeological discoveries. In addition to the known monoliths, the site includes a cemetery and a ceremonial area with wooden structures. This discovery stands out for its uniqueness and the insight it provides into Cocle society’s funerary practices.

By Oguz Buyukyildirim.

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Ugly Betty says NO to Prop 8 (2008)

October 31, 2008

Jim bought a life size Obama (card board cut out)—it stands by our front door.

Neighbors in the last duplex across the street put up two “No on 8” signs and an Obama sign yesterday. 

The “Yes on 8” duplex across the street pointed their sign toward our house. Actually, they have two.   And they put up a McPalin sign after we put up the life sized Obama.

Ugly Betty, her Dad and sister did a “No on 8” ad last night during Ugly Betty, aimed at Latinos. 

It ran later, too.

Diane Feinstein also has a powerful ad “it will change the constitution. It (Prop. 8) equals discrimination.”

The Yes on 8s stole Troy’s  porch light.  They put in their porch light. 

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Notes: 1/4/2025

You can see that Project 25 was already brewing with the advent of Proposition 8 and its ban on gay marriage which passed in 2008. 2008 is not that long ago. Even though Proposition 8 was later overturned and the right for gays to marry has been made a part of the California Constitution as of November 5, 2024 passage of Proposition 3, there are lots of people out there like our across the street "Yes on 8" neighbor mentioned in the above 2008 entry. They want to force us back into the dark pre Stone Wall days. In other words , they want us silenced, back in the closet and locked in forever. We have to "point our signs" back at them and say, no, we are out, proud and we are not going back. Once you see, you cannot unsee!

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Morning News, Francis Luis Mora, 1912

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Donald Juan Trumpington (DJT): The Deportation Demigod 🔥

The man, the myth, the orange-tinted terror who strikes fear into the undocumented and dreams of building walls taller than their hopes.

🌪 BACKSTORY 🌪

When the universe begged for chill, DJT delivered chaos on a platinum platter, trimmed with gold-leaf tacos no one could afford. A man with the finesse of a wrecking ball and the subtlety of a nuclear warhead, Donald Juan Trumpington didn’t just rise to power—he boot-stomped his way there, fake tan glowing like the goddamn sun.

His reign became a nightmare for anyone who even looked like they might not have a birth certificate on hand. If you were undocumented? Guess what: DJT knew. If your tamales tasted too good? He KNEW. If your cousin Pablo couldn’t stop posting party selfies on Facebook? Oh, he fucking KNEW.

🛑 THE GREAT DEPORTATION 🛑

DJT's pièce de résistance was The Great Deportation, an event so catastrophic even abuelas holding rosaries couldn’t pray fast enough to stop it. Entire families disappeared overnight:

The tias who made mole that healed your soul? GONE.

The primo who turned his garage into a second living room? GONE.

The drunk uncle who didn’t even have a passport? STILL GONE.

Even the tamales didn’t survive—steamed, wrapped, and shipped back faster than anyone could scream, “¡NO MAMES, GÜEY!”

And the cries? Oh, the cries were MAGNIFICENT: “I Black, I Black, plz no deport!” suddenly echoed from people who’d spent YEARS saying, “I’m Dominican, not Black.”

But guess what? The I.C.E. stormtroopers, mostly Black themselves, weren’t buying that bullshit. Years of fake accents and “I’m just visiting” weren’t cutting it anymore. Their collective mood: “Deuces, cabrones.”

💥 POWERS 💥

💀 Boot-to-Ass Syndrome: This man doesn’t just deport people—he sends their souls packing. DJT specializes in blunt-force deportation trauma with the precision of a bureaucratic surgeon.

🎯 Accent Radar: Fake a southern drawl? Claim you’re Canadian? DJT KNOWS. His finely tuned Accent Sense will sniff out lies faster than you can say, “Ay caramba!”

🏗 Wall Builder Supreme: Forget architects—DJT can summon walls faster than you can Google “cheap ladders.” His walls come preloaded with spikes, cameras, anti-rope tech, and a middle finger emoji.

📢 Twitter Sonic Attacks: DJT’s tweets aren’t just rants—they’re verbal frag grenades.

“Covfefe”? A nation stopped breathing.

“BUILD THAT WALL!”? Entire psyches shattered.

His social media is weaponized chaos.

❄️ Stormtrooper Deployment: DJT’s I.C.E. squads aren’t just enforcers—they’re goddamn hunters. They can sniff out an undocumented soul faster than your tia can find gossip at a baby shower.

🛡 WEAKNESS 🛡

NONE. 💀 When it comes to deportation, DJT is an unstoppable force of orange carnage.

Think you can hide? HA.

Hide in a cousin’s trailer park? Knocking on the door in 3 minutes.

Blend into the suburbs with some organic tortillas from Whole Foods? LOL, he’ll sniff out your salsa faster than a Karla sniffs out drama.

Even the Avengreros (The Avengers Undocumented Member Division) had to wave the white flag.

No tacos.

No nanas.

No hope. Even their heroic churro stand got dismantled.

🏆 LEGACY 🏆

Donald Juan Trumpington didn’t just deport people—he deported their dreams, hopes, and childhood memories.

His impact was so seismic that entire cultures became DIY YouTube tutorials. (“How to Make Tamales From Memory While Crying.”)

He is a hurricane of orange hair, loud ties, and unrelenting destruction. If you’re undocumented? Pray to whatever god you’ve got, because DJT IS COMING.

And he’s not just coming— HE’S TWEETING ABOUT IT WHILE DRINKING DIET COKE.

REBLOG OR BE DEPORTED (jk, probably) 🚨

🔥 Don’t let this masterpiece of unhinged chaos go unread. REBLOG NOW, or DJT’s Accent Radar might catch YOU next!

Tag your primos, your tias, or that one friend who thinks they’re safe because they took one semester of Duolingo Spanish.

💥 REBLOG THIS. DON’T BE A CABRÓN. 💥

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is running for U.S. Senate in Florida to defeat Rick Scott.

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Alonso Sánchez Coello (Spanish, 1531-1588) The Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia, Detail, 1579 Isabella (1566-1633) was the daughter of Philip II of Spain by his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois. Isabella was around the age of thirteen at the time this was painted. In 1599 she married Albrecht of Austria and took over the regency of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her father. Philip was close to both of his daughters, in particular to Isabella who was not married off young unlike the traditional custom with princesses.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

José Reyes Meza (Mexican, 1924–2011) • Watermelons with Fruit Bowl • 1954

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I fell in love in Old San Juan

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Ociel Baena (deceased)

Gender: Non binary (they/them)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: 9 December 1984 

RIP: 13 November 2023

Ethnicity: Mexican

Occupation: Politician, activist, electoral magistrate

Note: First non-binary magistrate in Latin American history

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I'm not sure if it's common knowledge in the west but Black History month is also Reggae month ❗🍓

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man for hispanic heritage month they should’ve done an all hispanic dynamite rampage and collision

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A child drinks from a water tap in the town of San Lorenzo, constructed by USAID/Ecuador, in 2003.

Before the construction of this water system, families in the community of Calderon in the San Lorenzo municipality of Ecuador were forced to obtain their water supply from unprotected and contaminated sources, which caused illness and disease among the people. USAID’s Northern Border Development Program built this water system in 2002 and it benefits around 450 community members.

This photo won third place in a photo contest commemorating the 50th anniversary of USAID, in 2011. The water taps were installed by the USAID Northern Border Development Program in Ecuador, in conjunction with the UN's International Organization for Migration. The program also included infrastructure like roads, canals and bridges.

An audit by the USAID Inspector General concluded that the program had achieved about 90% of its planned results. The report was very recently removed from the USAID website, but can still be found on the Internet Archive.