Famous Figures
She was the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
What is Mexico?
These filled dough pockets are popular across Latin America.
What are empanadas?
This Mexican holiday on September 16th marks the start of the country’s independence movement from Spain.
What is Mexican Independence Day (El Grito de Dolores)?
Who is the new DD PM in the Cranford office of Peruvian and Salvadoran descent, a native Spanish speaker, and a hopeful Giants fan?
Who is Renzo Santamaria?
This Mexican painter is famous for her self-portraits.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Caribbean island is divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
What is Hispaniola?
This holiday honors the dead with altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls.
What is Día de los Muertos?
This Cuban revolutionary became Prime Minister in 1959.
Who is Fidel Castro?
This person was a coxswain for 4 years in a men's varsity four-seater in crew.
Who is Rachel Yockey?
This Cuban-American singer was known as the "Queen of Salsa."
Who is Celia Cruz?
This mountain range runs through several South American countries, including Peru and Chile.
What are the Andes?
This Spanish rice dish is made with saffron, seafood, or meat.
What is paella?
This U.S. state was once part of Mexico until it joined the United States in 1845.
What is Texas?
This AEI employee formerly was a dolphin trainer.
Who is Orion Alcalay?
This Puerto Rican baseball legend became the first Latin American player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
This South American country is famous for tango dancing.
What is Argentina?
This dish of fried dough, often topped with beans, cheese, and cabbage slaw, is the national dish of El Salvador.
What are pupusas?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in 1848 and resulted in the U.S. gaining much of the Southwest.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This AEI formerly was an AM sports radio host for all things Baltimore.
Who is Hope Cline?
This Brazilian soccer legend is often called the greatest player of all time.
Who is Pelé?
This desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This sweet drink made of rice, milk, and cinnamon is enjoyed in Mexico.
What is horchata?
This indigenous empire, with its capital at Cusco, controlled much of the Andes before the Spanish conquest.
What is the Inca Empire?
"Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." This employee is related to this famous swashbuckling character from the Princess Bride.
Who is Rachael Rodriguez?