Who Speaks Spanish? Parte 1: Los Chicanos (Mexican Americans)

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Who Speaks Spanish?Parte 1: Los Chicanos (Mexican

Americans)

¿Dónde? (Where?)

(CA)(NV)

(CO)

(NM)

(TX)

(UT)

(WY)

(AZ)

(UT)

¿Por Qué? (Why?)

Reason #1: Because these states were once a part of Mexico (which was a colony of Spain), there are is still a strong Mexican influence in this area.

¿Por Qué? (Why?)

Reason #2: Plain, old proximity. The U.S. and Mexico share a long border. Many Mexican people come to the United States (legally and illegally) to find jobs and a higher standard of living.

1500’sBefore1500

1810

¿Cuándo? (When?)

Let’s take a look at the timeline.

Prior to the 1500’s avariety of Native tribes lived in thesouthwest UnitedStates and Mexico.

Hopi

Pueblo

Apache

Navajo

Before1500

1500’s 1810Mayans

Aztecs

Los Conquistadores

La Batalla de Otumba

Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico in 1519 and

conquered the Aztecs and their emperor, Montezuma

II.

1500’sBefore1500

1810

Los Conquistadores

1500’sBefore1500

1810

This began 300 years of Spanish rule in Mexico and

the Southwest U.S.

1810-1821- Independence

1810Before1500

1500’s

Mexico declared independence from Spain, and these became Mexican

states and territories.

1836- Remember the Alamo?

1836

1848

1853

•Many settlers from other parts of the U.S. had moved into Texas living under the rule of Mexican dictator Santa Ana.

•These settlers rebelled against Santa Ana, and won independence for Texas from Mexico.

Texas remained independent until

1845, when it became the 28th

state in the United States.

By User BoNoMoJo on en.wikipedia (Personal pic) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

1848- Mexican Cession

18481836 1853

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-

American War. Mexico gave CA, NM, AZ, parts of CO, UT, (a bit of) WY, and NV to the United

States.Gen. Zachary Taylor pictured on a white horse at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican-American WarThe Granger Collection, New York

1853- The Gadsden Purchase

18531836 1848

The United States acquired the rest of

Arizona and New Mexico.

U.S. Statehood- TexasTexas

became the 28th state in 1845.

1845

1864

1850

U.S. Statehood-CaliforniaTexas

became the 28th state in 1845.

1850

1864

1845

Californiabecame the 31st state in 1850.

U.S. Statehood- NevadaTexas

became the 28th state in 1845.

Nevada became the 36th state in 1864.

1864

1845

1850

Californiabecame the 31st state in 1850.

U.S. Statehood- ColoradoTexas

became the 28th state in 1845.

Nevada became the 36th state in 1864.

Colorado became the 38th state in 1876.

1876

1896

1890

Californiabecame the 31st state in 1850.

U.S. Statehood- Wyoming

1890

1896

1876

Wyoming became the 44th state in 1890.

U.S. Statehood- UtahWyoming became the 44th state in 1890.

Utah became the 45th state in 1896.

1896

1890

1876

U.S. Statehood- New Mexico

New Mexico became the 47th state in 1912.

1912

Wyoming became the 44th state in 1890.

Utah became the 45th state in 1896.

U.S. Statehood- Arizona

Arizona became the 48th state in 1912.

New Mexico became the 47th state in 1912.

1912

Wyoming became the 44th state in 1890.

Utah became the 45th state in 1896.

#1: Since CA, NV, NM, AZ, CO, UT, and a bit

of WY were once part of Spain, then

Mexico, there are a lot of Spanish speakers

of Spanish/Mexican descent there.

(Please know the postal abbreviations too!)

Here's what you need to know for the test:

#2: There are many Spanish-speaking

Mexican immigrants in CA, TX, AZ, and NM

because they are just across the border from

Mexico. Many are legal immigrants. Many

are illegal immigrants. This is an ongoing

controversy in the United States.

Here's what you need to know for the test:

All photos are from Microsoft Clip Art or are in the Public Domain except:

Alamo: By User BoNoMoJo on en.wikipedia (Personal pic) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

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