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Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine brings the first European settlement to the United States, introducing Catholicism and the Spanish language in Florida. -
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Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine brings the first European settlement to the United States, introducing Catholicism and the Spanish language in Florida. -
New Mexico
New Mexico is settled by the Spanish—making it the largest and oldest Spanish settlement in the Southwest. -
New Mexico
New Mexico is settled by the Spanish—making it the largest and oldest Spanish settlement in the Southwest. -
Jamestown
The colony of Jamestown is founded in Virginia. -
Jamestown
The colony of Jamestown is founded in Virginia. -
Texas is made Separate
Texas is made a separate Spanish province with Don Domingo de Teran as its governor. -
Texas is made Separate
Texas is made a separate Spanish province with Don Domingo de Teran as its governor. -
Diego de Vargas
Explorer Diego de Vargas leads an expedition in search of salt deposits in and around the Guadalupe Mountains, becoming the first non-Indian visitor to this area. -
Diego de Vargas
Explorer Diego de Vargas leads an expedition in search of salt deposits in and around the Guadalupe Mountains, becoming the first non-Indian visitor to this area. -
San Antonio is founded
The mission at San Antonio is founded—it becomes one of the most prosperous and most important missions. -
San Antonio
The mission at San Antonio is founded—it becomes one of the most prosperous and most important missions. -
San Francisco
While the American colonies in the East declare their independence from Great Britain, the Spanish celebrate the founding of San Francisco in the West. -
San Francisco
While the American colonies in the East declare their independence from Great Britain, the Spanish celebrate the founding of San Francisco in the West. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is adopted -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is adopted. -
Seperatists
Separatist movements begin in Latin America. -
Separatists
Separatist movements begin in Latin America -
First Anglo Settlers
The first Anglo settlers arrive in the Mexican state of Texas after being invited by the government of Mexico, which had recently declared its independence. -
Slavery in Mexico
Slavery in Mexico is abolished by the new republican government that emerged after independence from Spain (1821). -
The Government of the Republic of Mexico
The government of the Republic of Mexico challenges the power of the Catholic Church—ordering its missions secularized and land holdings broken up. Antonio Lopez Santa Anna is named President of Mexico. -
Texans and Tejanos rise
In the autumn of 1835, Texans and Tejanos rise in rebellion against the oppressive Mexican government. -
Seguin
Seguin is named Military Commander of West Texas, Senator, and later Mayor. -
Seguin flees
Seguin flees to Mexico, escaping Anglo threats. -
Texas is annexed
Texas is officially annexed to the United States—which angers the Mexican government. Conflict over the official border line arises. -
Mexico surrenders
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The Reclamation Act
The Reclamation Act is passed, dispossessing many Hispanic Americans of their lands. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution begins as a revolt against President Porfirio Diaz. The railroads that had once served as a means for trade and development now serve as the main escape from the violence of the revolution. -
Number of immigrants allowed
Limits on the number of immigrants allowed in the United States are imposed for the first time in the country's history. -
Border Patrol
The Border Patrol is created by Congress. -
Deportation
The United States government begins to deport Mexicans. -
Macario Garcia
On August 23, Macario Garcia becomes the first Mexican national to receive a U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor, yet is refused service at the Oasis Café near his home in Texas. -
Dr. Hector Garcia
Dr. Hector Garcia, a witness to racial injustice, begins holding meetings for Mexican Americans to voice their concerns, and in March they establish a new Mexican American movement: the American GI Forum. -
Hernandez v. State of Texas
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Establishes equal rights amongst all races, sex, and age. -
National Hispanic Leadership
The National Hispanic Leadership Institute addresses the underrepresentation of Latinas in the corporate, nonprofit and political arena. -
First Hispanic Woman Surgeon General of the US
President George Bush appoints the first woman and first Hispanic surgeon general of the United States: Antonia C. Novello. -
First Hispanic woman to space
Ellen Ochoa becomes the first Hispanic woman to go to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. -
Population increase
Hispanics make up about one-sixth of the U.S. population—nearly 51 million people. By the middle of the century, the Latino population is expected to reach 127 million—nearly 30 percent of the projected population of the country.