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Hispanic America USA
An overview of Contributions of Hispanics &  Spanish Speaking America
World and United States History
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#28
Subject: Hispanics in American History
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 16:05:40 -0700
To: <Judy Baca Romero> 1stbooks@neta.com

First, I would like to compliment you on your excellent web site. I am compiling information for a Hispanic month celebration at a govt. agency. I saw information regarding the spanish language and how it had voted on in the beginning of our country, (between spanish and english as the native language of the US.), but now can't find it again. Could you direct me?? thank You. LEagan. rayeagan@erols.com

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#27
Subject: Senator Dennis Chaves
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 00:26:18 -0600
To: <Judy Baca Romero> 1stbooks@neta.com

Dear Madame:

This web page on the late Senator is certainly an extraordinary effort on your part. I commend you for it.

As a New Mexican, it give me great pleasure that we have had some true champions like Senator Chavez that not only were a pride to Nuevo Mexico, but to la Raza in general.

Again, I enjoyed this page and wish you best regards in your future endeavors.

Sinceramente,

P Martinez

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#26
Subject: speaker for conference
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 21:05:27 -0800
Organization: Global Awareness Society International, Inc.
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Dear Judy Baca Romero, i am searching for help on securing a keynote speaker for our annual Global Awareness Society's conference in Montreal Canada ,May 24,1997. Our society is interested in how Globalization affects humanity.

We would like to get more Hispanics involved in our society. Can you give us any help or ideas? Mucho Gracis.

Please email me

Mr. JHuber

                      [I put Mr. Huber in contact with several professional Hispanic speakers]
                 If you would like to be put on our list of Hispanic Professional Speakers, please
                  e-mail Judy, also if you need a Professional Hispanic Speaker please e-mail me,
                   and thank you in advance, Judy.

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#25
Subject: Felicitaciones, Congratulations
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 02:57:37 +0200
From: "H.L. Luis"
To: <Judy Baca Romero>1stbooks@neta.com>

Fascinating, incredible, and very proud to have you out there, please go ahead y no paren
para nada.

Atentamente

L.Hora-López

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#24
Subject: Great Page!!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 23:39:05 -0400
To: <Judy Baca Romero> 1stbooks@neta.com

I just love your Site It is so interesting and educating!!

from

R.Miranda US ARMY

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#23
Subject: Permission to use your words of history on radio show
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 13:59:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: ORALE5
To: Judy Baca Romero 1stbooks@neta.com

My sincere greetings. My name is L. Fulcher. I am an american with the proud culture and hertiage of being Mexican and Texan. I presently reside in New Jersey in the Atlantic County area. I have a radio show called the Latino Perspective, Monday throught friday where I address issues that are effecting our people from a latinos point of view.

This is excellent material to educate our people of our proud hertiage in building America and for Fellow Americans to hear that we latinos didn't just invent welfare!

I would like to invite you or your representative to be on my show. Please contact me via e-mail.

Orale!

Larry
             [Mr. Fulcher was put in contact with a professional speaker] If you would like to be put
on our list of Professional Speakers, please e-mail Judy, and If you need Hispanic Speakers, please                                                               e-mail Judy

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#22
Subject: Question
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 05:54:40 -0500
From: jaguiler
To: <Judy Baca Romero>1stbooks@neta.com

Hi!

Your website is incredible. Thanks for contributing it and giving Hispanics another voice. I have a couple questions that perhaps you can help me answer.

I was wondering when latinos were first recognized as separate from "white" by the US and under what label? When was Hispanic first used as a category? If you know where I can find this out, please let me know.

Thank you.

JAguilera
                   (From the U.S. census in New Mexico and Arizona, Hispanics were listed as "white"
during the 1800's. I have not studied or examined any other period of time. Judy)

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#21 
Subject: Thank You Note
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:07:28 -0400
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Ms. Romero,

I want to express my sincere gratitude for all your work regarding Latino heroes. Its almost impossible to find enough sources with detailed information pertaining to Heroes from our own community. Its a difficult task trying to educate ourselves and others about pride when very little is known. I make a special effort to find any sources that can teach us about heroes that look like us. Children are always looking for role models. Its very important as parents and its our responsibility to educate them about Latino heroes. Heroes come from all walks of life. They are in our neighborhoods, churches, organizations, government, schools, sports, medical field, legal field and our own homes. In school, we are taught by history books where our heroes are rarely named or acknowledged. Sometimes all that is written is negative. We often feel the need to be connected and crave to belong. How are our children to know if we do not teach them? We need to teach pride. We need to encourage our families to retain their culture and language. Its great to know two languages.

Keep up the excellent work. Could you please provide a list of good books to read? What are your sources?

Mil gracias.

   [Hispanic America USAWeb Sites has a Bibliography section with numerous books of Hispanic Contributions, which was referred back to this e-mail writer, Judy]

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#20 
Subject: Kudos to you!
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 02:19:42 -0500 (EST)
 To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Judy, Way to go....I stumbled on to your web site while looking up the presidio at Terrenate and there you were...What a "Cadillac" of information....Gracias for the forum.... I work for the (left blank) and we value the interpretive information and this is why I had to tell that you've done a good job! Hasta luego and sigele con esta pagina.

david yubeta

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#19

Subject: Antonoi Maceo
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 19:05:02 -0800
From: Robin Cullum
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

We have just been to Santiago and visited the magnificant bronze sculpture of Antonoio Maceo which is absolutely amazing for its size and artistry. We stayed at the Daiquiri hotel near Santiago at the site of the abandoned Daiquiri gold mines and the site of the famous Daiquiri beach - there are old relics from the Spanish american war at the hotel - a little monument with no explanation. The sun in hot the rum is cheap and the cubans are most gracious fun loving peolple you could holiday with - Only one brave american had seen the wisdom of being there and he was having a wonderful time. - drinks were $1 - but the pride of country by cubans was priceless. Please try to visi this historic spot - you will have an experience that few will understand.

karen kirby and spouse

          [Thank you for your information of the bronze sculpture of Antonoio Maceo, Judy.]

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#18
Subject: GI Forum
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:40:53 -0800 (PST)
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Ms. Judy Baca Romero,

I writing in regards to the GI Forum in hope that since your address was listed as a contact, you may be able to help me. I am currently writing a history thesis at Pomona College in southern California on the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. I am interested in locating Chicano veterens of WWII that may have been stationed in the LA area during the riots. I would appreciate anything; information, contacts or other organizations, that you are able to help me with in order to futher my research.

Sincerely, Leslie Smith

       (Leslie your e-mail was forwarded to the AGIF as shown on the e-mail sent to you)

     (this e-mail was sent to the AGIF main office.)

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#17
Subject: Tejeda Date:
Thu, 06 Feb 1997 20:02:52 -0800
1stbooks@neta.com

Judy, do you have some info to share re: Frank Tejeda?

(I found this site and I can't leave it :)

Congrats;

Peter

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#16
Subject: RE: Estrellas hispanas
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 23:34:53 +0200
To: <1stbooks@neta.com>

Hola Judy:

Im really surprised with the things i have read in your Webpage!! I didn´t know there was any spanish speaking original (more or less because they came from spain) americans. It´s an incredible think you conserved the lenguaje so many years. Dear Judy you must not forget it because it´s a part of your identity and your familiar history.

Hasta pronto : A Lopez

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#15
Subject: Permission to use information
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:15:24 -0400
Organization: The News-Messenger
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Judy,

I work at The News-Messenger in Fremont, Ohio. One of our reporters is doing a story about the recent black Congressional Medal of Honor winners. She would also like to include information about Hispanic winners, so we searched the Internet and found your web page.

We would like to attribute the information to you, but would like to make sure we give the correct information.

Please email us ASAP because the story is schedule to run on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Thanks! Pat Geller
                                        [The information was forwarded in time, I hope you also included the information about the Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients, Judy]

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#14
Subject: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 09:15:45 -0500 (EST)
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Hello, I am a Ball State University student who, for an assignment, has to make an oral presentation in Spanish for a Spanish class. As is always customary with me, I wish to make my presentation one that will demonstrate another side to history. For a topic I chose, the Treaty of Hidalgo. I know from prior reading that this treaty was not upheld. I wish to present this negleted part of our US history. In researching this topic, I came across some information from an oral source that I can neither disprove or prove. The person whom I spoke with stated that as a secondary student in Mexico they were taught that Santa Anna had taken the money that was given to Mexico by the US for the sale of the land. Here is where I was hoping to get some assistance. Where could I locate more information about the historical events that took place in the Mexican government during and after the Treaty of Hidalgo? Most of the information I have been able to get pertains to the US. I would be most grateful if I could be pointed into the right direction.

Thank You, Carrie F. Wade

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#13
Subject: alvar fañez
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 17:30:37 +0200
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Estoy interesado en la figura de Alvar Fañez. No hallo muchos más datos que los que se recogen en la biogarfía del CID de Menéndez Pidal, y en las enciclopedias más comunes. Mi interés se centra en la posib ilidad de novelar su figura, a mi entender tanto o más interesante que la del CID, aunque sus éxitos se vieran ligados a los de su tío, y como alferez de alfonso VI cosechara gloriosísimas derrotas: Sagrajas, Uclés, etc. ¿Podéis hacerme llegar vustros datos? ¿Existe alguna condición especial?

MUy agradecido de antemano por vuestro interés, y felicidades por la hermosa página en internet

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#12
Subject: Spain during the age of exploration
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:22:58 -0500
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Dear Ms. Romero, I am dong a research paper on the spanish conquistadors and why Spain colonized during that period. Since your website has so much broad info, I was wondering if you had any documents you could e-mail me to help me with this. Thank You.

Joe Levasseur

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#11
Subject: Hispanisc America USA
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 22:05:45 -0500 (EST)
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

I thought your small article was great and It made me even prouder and I am not writing to you in Spanish because I do not have the accent marks on this computer.

JOSE MEDRANO

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#10
Subject: tremenda Pagina
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 18:26:45 -0500
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Hola,

Yo soy Carlos Rafael Rivera

Bella pagina

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#9
Subject: chicano history
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 20:47:48 -0700
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

MY NAME IS ROSE S. CANTER. I'M TRYING TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON WHERE THE WORD "CHICANO" DERIVED FROM. AS BEST AS I CAN SEE IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 1967 IN THE YOUTH CONFERENCE IN DENVER.WH WHO FIRST USED THE TERM"CHICANO" AND WHAT DID IT MEAN TO THAT PERSON OR GROUP. I CAN FIND MANY REFERENCES TO THE CHICANO MOVEMENT BUT NO PROPER DEFINITION ON IT'S MEANING AND ORIGIN. PLEASE SEND INFORMATION AS SOON AS YOU CAN. IT WOULD BE NICE TO EDUCATE MY CHILDREN ON THEIR HISPANIC CULTURE. THANKS SO MUCH

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#8
Subject: Melville, William H.
Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 02:50:06 -0400 (EDT)
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Hi,

I have a gggrandfather who served in the Civil War, William H. Melville, (he went by the name "Harry). He was in the 4th Michigan Infantry, Comapny "C". This is all I know about him other than he was born in England, died in Grand Rapids, Mi at the Veteran's Home. Do you have any information on him that you would be willing to share?

"JJ"

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#7
Subject: Info on Oñate
Date: Sat, 03 May 97 08:15:34 -0400
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Me sorporendio mucho ver mi apellido en su lista de los primeros peregrinos de Norte America. ¿Realmente de que se trata su pagina, ademas de rescatar el orgullo de los hispanos sobre su cultura y ancestros?¿Quien era Onate? Eso no queda muy claro en su pagina.

Saludos desde Venezuela.

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#6
Subject: Bataan Death March
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 22:42:37 -0500
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Judy:
Enjoyed finind your web-site! My father (Ret. Col. Columbus Savage, age 82) is a death march survivor, crediting that great miracle to the Lord.

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#5
Subject: multicultural guide
Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 11:01:26 -0400
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Hello,

I work for the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Miami. We are trying to develop a multicultural guide and would like some direction as to sources of information for the Hispanic history in our community.

Any ideas. Thanks in advance.

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#4
Subject: Ponce de Leon
Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 00:35:21 -0400 (EDT)
To: <Judy Baca Romero>1stbooks@neta.com

I am writing a screenplay about Ponce de Leon and the search for the Fountain of Youth. Can you recommend any good books or materials on the subject?

Sincerely,

D. Pequignot

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#3
Subject: Missing Father
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 20:35:06 -0500
From: "James Dillon" <jdillon@softwareplus.net> Reply-To: <@softwareplus.net>
To: <1stbooks@neta.com>

I would like to share a story with you and maybe the Veterans of the spanish community can see themselves or know of whom I speak. I was born in Fulda, Germany, and came to the United States when I was 9 Years. I was born in the year 1957. My father was station in Germany and met my mother. He left Germany in 1956. He enlisted in Carolina, Puerto Rico. If he enlisted it had to be around 1953. I have never met my father nor do I know his name, my mother has passed away and buried with her is the name of my father. Since learning of him at the age of 14 I have been looking for him for 26 years. I would just like to meet him. He was in the US Army. I am only wanting to meet him nothing more. I feel if the Vietnam children can be reunited with their fathers Why can't other children be united also. Please if their is anyone that can help me to locate him I would be grateful.

Sincerely, Diana Dillon

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#2
Subject: Hispanic Timeline
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 11:10:47 -0400
Organization: Harrisonburg High School
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Muchísimas gracias por la información! Thank you very much for the valuable on Hispanic history of the Americas and USA. I am a Spanish teacher in Virginia, but I have also been a history teacher. I am teaching a special course this summer of the Virginia Governor's Spanish Academy, on Hispanics in the USA.

Otra vez, muchísimas gracias.

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#1
Subject: about your chronology
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 18:26:11 -0700 From:
To: 1stbooks@neta.com

Sorry but I find descrepencies in you chronology. Not so much that facts are misrepresented you do a good job there! However you seem to mis the point that history and historical events occured during the time frame of 1696 to 1796. Don't deny that this time frame occurred. I realize the fact that your web page is about hispanic north americans and you are trying to bring legitimacy to us and our cause. But we must not deny that we were Mexicanos.Mexican citizens.!!!!! And many of us (most of us) are meztisos. Many of us Meztisos from the clan Mexica. Hardly any of us are Spaniards. Mostly we have ties to this hemisphere of thousands of years. BE PROUD OF THIS. PREACH IT. IT IS THE TRUTH. Admitably most of us are anaware of these facts. Or maybe we are aware but through disinformation, and recieving historical education from the USA government ( which I might add is not our own for the most part, maybe only one hundred years or so is , however it is not all that great and pleasant of a history) we are made to disregard it and speak in english, claim we are Spaniards, or just plain old Americans and enjoy all these riches of the north americans. I am also ashamed for you that you don't mention anything of the Mexican-American war. No time frame from that era either. Are you in denial. At a time when our forefathers were going through the struggle of a corrupt Mexican government the good ol' US of A decides to create scandal thus provoking a war with Mexico. What reason would a country have for provoking war with another country I ask? Usually the provoker sees an opportunity to gain something. This Something was our precious land., our souls, etc... I SAY!!!! Be proud that you have fought for your country (USA) I am certainly proud of you. But for your kids and your grandkids and countless of your future generations I say BE PROUD OF YOUR SELF!!!!!! Don't deny your history to please some country who want's to see all of us return across the border into mexico much like the encomenderos and thier esclavos los Mexicas did in 1690. I know that my ideas are radical. But the truth is always radical. And this is the truth as I know it. I am not in denial. I have deeply inbedded in my soul rememberences of countless gringos telling me "How awful it must be to be a spic". etc.... Countless discriminatory remarks said to me by these americanos meant only to hold me down. NO LONGER AM I IN DENIAL!!! I used to keep my opinions to my self. BUT now I am a professional in my work and I NO LONGER AM QUIET. Thus my e-mail address is in honor of the last great AZTEC KINGS el CUAOHTEMOC. Every thing is for my people!! Perhaps one day we will meet in person. I would give you the respect that as a human you deserve. But I will say to you again. DON'T DENY WHO YOU ARE. SO PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR WEB PAGE THESE DATES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEM ALONG WITH THE REST OF WHAT HAPPENED TO US AS A PEOPLE IN THIS TIME . It Pains my eyes to see my people in a state of denial. It makes me write letters like this and it makes me SPEAK UP! Another thing. Please e-mail me back and respond to what i've written here. It would serve us both in that I can know what you are thinking and perhaps you can tell me if you are or already have included these important dates in your chronology.

SPANIARDS + TLAXCALTECAS, MEXICAS, PUEBLOS, APACHES,NAVAJOS = The great master warrior race (MEZTIZOS)

Peace.......

Your friend a great decendant of the AZTEC KINGS

      [footnote: information has been added on the Mexican-American War & can be found at the Defense section]

                                            (will enter more letters as time permits)

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