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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