TEXAS 1. Los básicos 2 Población 22, 859, 968 Capital Austin Economía Chemicals, foodstuffs, vehicles, petroleum, computers, livestock, fruit.

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TEXAS

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Los básicos Población

22, 859, 968 Capital

Austin Economía

Chemicals, foodstuffs, vehicles, petroleum, computers, livestock, fruit

Lenguajes Inglés Español (29.21%)

Spanish is spoken in almost every region

Etnicidad 80.9% White

American (36.1 % White Hispanic)

37.6% Hispanic or Latino Nearly one out of three

Texans claim to be of Hispanic origin

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La historia

1821 1836 1845 1861

• Mexico wins independence from Spain. Texas becomes part of Mexico.

• U.S. settlers outnumber Mexicans six to one and declare their independence

• They win independence and become an independent nation: the Republic of Texas

• Texas becomes the 28th state of the United States

• Texas secedes from the Union to join the Confederacy during the Civil War

• Texas is readmitted to the Union in 1870

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La influencia y la cultura mexicanaAs Texas was once a part of Mexico, there is a large

amount of Mexican influences in Texas culture that is still prevalent today.• Thanks to Mexican vaqueros,

cattle and sheep are still a large part of Texas culture.

• Today 20% of U.S. wool comes from sheep raised in Texas

• San Antonio is a multicultral city famous for the Paseo del Río.

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Las misiones Spanish explorers

began to establish Missions in the 1600’s.

The Catholic Missions offered shelter, food, and clothing to indigenous people in exchange for labor and conversion to Catholocism

Indigenous people were not happy with this which resulted in a more violent Spanish rule

As a result, near each settlement was a military fort to protect Spanish colonists from an indigenous attack

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Las misiones• La Cepilla de San Elceario

is a mission in El Paso. It is a fine example of Spanish mission architecture in Texas

• El convento de la Misión de San José in San Antonio was originally constructed in 1770. Today only ruins remain.

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La música

• La música Conjunto is a popular dance music from Northern Mexico and Southern Texas

• It holds its roots in Eastern European music which is shown in the interesting instrument: the accordian

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Los tejanos Tejano refers to a Texan person of Criollo

Spanish (indigenous Spanish) or Mexican heritage.

The population of Mexican-Americans that live in the boarder cities of Texas often refer to themselves as tejano or “The New Mestiza”

These names reflect the two cultures that these people engage in everyday

What do you think are some obstacles that tejanos encounter in everyday life?

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Los tejanos - Tejanos famosos

Trini LopezGuitarist, singer,

actor

Jennifer PeñaSinger, actress

Robert RodriguezDirector (Sin City,

Grindhouse, Machete)

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La tejana más famosa… Selena Quintanilla-

Pérez

A singer, actress, dancer, model, designer, and entrepreneur

El dieciseis de abril 1971 – el treinta y uno de marzo 1995

Very popular because she represented the under-represented population of Tejanos

She sang in Spanish and English

Selena gained popularity in 2 countries despite initial reservations

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¡Tarea! There are a few options (choose one):

1. Research a Texas mission. Describe the architecture. Which indigenous people lived in the mission? Was it built near a fort? Is the mission still being used today?

2. Research a music style that is popular with tejano culture. What is the music like? Who is one famous artist in that genre?

3. Research a famous tejano or tejana (not one mentioned in this PowerPoint!) What are they famous for? How do they represent the tejano community? Why are they important to the tejano community?

After you research, write a one paragraph summary. These are due mañana! You will be sharing them with the class!