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General:
Hispanic
Online
http://www.hispaniconline.com/a&e/index.html
Here you can find information on current news items, history, the arts,
business, music, sports, etc.
CLNet
Folklore/Customs/Traditions
http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/folklore.html
This site from the University of California has information on music,
narratives, foods, festivals, arts, and several links to pages on the Day
of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos).
US Latino
Web Sites: Diversity & Ethnic Studies
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/us_latin.htm
Historical Perspectives:
Institute
of Texan Cultures
http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/publications/texansoneandall/texans.htm
Click on "Spanish, Mexican, Tejano" on the left bar once the frames
load completely.
Spanish Exploration and
Conquest of Native America
http://www.floridahistory.com/
This site shows the routes of DeVaca, Coronado, and De Soto with excerpts
from their journals translated into English included. Links are provided
for terms we may not be familiar with. This page is exploring a new
theory about why the Spaniards came to America (read "Scholars" link for
more information).
Spain,
the United States & the American Frontier: Historias Paralelas
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/frontiers/meetingeng.html
This site, from the Library of Congress, contains manuscripts, printed
texts, maps, and prints of the Spanish settlement of the United States.
It is a slowly growing collection of original documents about this historical
period. Some materials are in English while many are in Spanish.
Spain in the New World
to 1600
http://www.nps.gov/fora/spain.htm
This page, from the National Park Service, addresses Spain's role in
the New World. Discoverers and early settlements are mentioned.
A
California Chronology: 3. The Spanish Incursion
http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Chumash/California_Spanish.html
This historical timeline lays out a challenging image of the missions
set up by Spaniards in California.
Hispanic &
World Timeline
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/0dchron.htm
Use this site to pick up names of Spanish explorers--mostly after 1492.
Spanish
Forces Conquer Hawikuh
http://www.abqjournal.com/venue/museums/centennial/cent18.htm
This is the story of Coronado's attempt to get food from the Native
Americans at Hawikuh. An "agreement" was reached when the Hawikuhs agreed
to become Christian.
Spanish Influence in the United States
Spanish
Words Become Our Own: Adopted and Borrowed Words Enrich English
http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/aa071700a.htm
While the parent site of this page is focused on the Spanish Language, the
essay here on words incorporated into the English language from Spanish might
surprise you!
The English
Language: Words Borrowed from Spanish
http://www.krysstal.com/borrow_spanish.html
Loan Words
and Where They Come From: Spanish
http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/loan_words_and_where_they_come_from/#Spanish
San
Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?external=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/2sanantonio/2sanantonio.htm&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090146.shtml&title=San
Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas
Spanish Style House Plans
http://www.spanish-home-plan.com/
World Famous Lipizzaner
Stallions: Andulasian
http://www.lipizzaner.com/Andalusian.asp
This site contains information about the lineage of American horses--with
a claim that all have blood related to the Spanish horse.
Colonial
Spanish Sheep, Goats, Hogs, and Asses in the United States
http://www.uco.es/grupos/cyted/philip2_415_419.pdf
Find out how the Spaniards influenced grazing animals in this country.
City of
Lake Wales Tours
http://www.cityoflakewales.com/depot/00.htm
Look for the Mediterranean Revival & Spanish Mission explanations
of Spanish Influence.
Online Journals:
HopScotch: a cultural
review (Limited to the WSC Community)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hop/
This electronic journal from Johns Hopkins University focuses on "art,
literature, cinema, and politics, and begins to consider the many faces
of Hispanics in the world today." Please note that many articles
are about Hispanics in coutries other than the United States.
URL:
http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/SpanCltr.htm