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IN SPANISH: Los Cubanos en Florida: Una Larga Historia
La Florida tiene mucha historia relacionada con los cubanos. Para empezar, La Florida antes pertenecía a la Capitanía General de Cuba. En...
Sep 9, 202310 min read
The Brothers Who Died for Cuban Independence
These two brothers are perhaps my favorite since, as a fellow Cuban-American, they served not only with honor in the United States but...
Feb 27, 20233 min read
The Confederacy’s Female Cuban-American Spy
Born in 1844 to Cuban parents, Dolores “Lola” Sánchez was one of five children alongside her siblings Emiliano, John Henry, Francesca...
Feb 27, 20232 min read
The Cuban Confederate Colonel Who Rallied for Cuban Independence
A native of Cuba (then a Spanish colony), Gonzáles was born in 1818 to a prominent local family in the city of Matanzas. From an early...
Feb 27, 20232 min read
José Martí's Beloved Black Mother of Ybor City
A native of Pinar del Río Province in Cuba, Paulina Pedroso and her husband Ruperto became one of the many Cubans who first migrated to...
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Ponce de León’s Florida Expeditions That Cost Him His Life
Perhaps one of the most fascinating parts of Florida’s history is that of its discovery by a Spanish conquistador named Juan Ponce de...
Feb 22, 20233 min read
The First Christmas Celebrated in the United States
Christmas (in Spanish, Navidad), celebrated on December 25th, is meant to commemorate and memorialize the birth of Jesus Christ, who...
Dec 24, 20222 min read
The Massacre at the Santa María de Ajacán Mission
Following the failed La Trinidad expedition, Don Luis went to live in Seville where he became a follower of the Jesuits. Despite the...
Nov 5, 20223 min read
Notable Hispanics in Early American History - Part 3
In follow-up to my earlier posts, Part 1 and Part 2, we are now going to be talking about two figures with very interesting stories. One...
Sep 11, 20223 min read
The Spanish Colony in the Chesapeake Bay That Never Was
When we usually think of the extent of Spanish influence, we usually associate Spain and Spanish culture with either the Deep South...
Sep 10, 20222 min read
Southwest Florida’s Cuban Fishing Camps
One of the most amazing discoveries I have made in my journey to rescue our country’s forgotten Spanish heritage is the discovery of the...
Sep 10, 20223 min read
Fort San Antón de Carlos (Mound Key, FL)
With the exception of the Tampa Bay area, many people wouldn’t associate Southwest Florida to be connected with any type of Spanish...
Sep 10, 20223 min read
Notable Hispanics in Early American History - Part 2
In follow-up to my previous post, Notable Hispanics in Early American History, I decided to make another post honoring five more Hispanic...
Jul 30, 202210 min read
Pineland Archaeological Site (Pineland, FL)
It was a typical Florida Summer day with weather that can be best described as “chaotic”. It was rainy, then sunny, and later rainy...
Jul 25, 20223 min read
Notable Hispanics in Early American History
The United States had early Spanish Colonial history, yet did you know that actual hispanics served crucial and important roles in our...
Jul 23, 20227 min read
The Farragut Naval Family
Did you know that amongst the ranks of the great war heroes in early American history, there were two individuals of Hispanic heritage...
Jul 22, 20223 min read
The Ancient Spanish Monastery (North Miami Beach, Florida)
Over the July 4th Weekend, I went with family to visit Miami, a place I have often gone to visit as a child to visit family members....
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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