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Who is is among the best and most-followed Spanish rappers whose actual name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Bad Bunny
He was born on 10th March 1994 in Almirante Sur, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He began his career in 2013 and has been active since then.
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This celebration commemorates the Mexican army's victory in 1862 over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
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People born in Puerto Rico are citizens of this country.
What is the United States?
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Who, after a successful grassroots campaign that won a great deal of support entered the US House of Representatives for New York’s 14th district in January 2019?
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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This person is not only an influential Hispanic American, but an icon for the gay and transgender rights movements.
Who is Sylvia Rivera
She and her friend Marsha P. Johnson formed Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), which supported LGBTQIA+ youth in Manhattan.
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This musician was the first Latino inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Who is Carlos Santana?
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This traditional six pointed paper mache star is swung at almost every Mexican celebration and is filled with candy and small toys.
What is a pinata?
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More than 90% of the Spanish-speaking world is this religion.
What is Roman Catholic?
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Which Hispanic male's famous accomplishment is writing the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, which became a pop culture phenomenon, and earned the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016?
Lin-Manuel Miranda was born in 1980 in Washington Heights, New York, and is a composer, actor, writer and activist.
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This Spanish named nocturnal animal moves slowly because of his armor.
What is an armadillo?
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The first Latina Associate Judge chosen to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
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Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on this day by both Mexicans and Mexican Americans.
What is September 16th?
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The number represented of Hispanic veterans in the U.S. armed forces.
What is 1.1 million?
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Who said:“Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples.”
Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú is a Nobel Prize winner from Guatemala. She has been a passionate spokesperson for the rights of indigenous people. Her work won her a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Her voice has made her a human rights leader in Central America.
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This is the state in the U.S. with the largest Hispanic population.
What is New Mexico?
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This coach was the first Hispanic coach in the National Football League in 1967 when he coached the New Orleans Saints.
Who is Tom Fears?
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This is the month that the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead" is celebrated.
What is November?
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With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks this place in world languages spoken as the first language.
What is 2nd?
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The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera.
What is a Telenovela?
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These are the two Hispanic cities settled before Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What are St. Augustine, Florida and Santa Fe, New Mexico?
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On April 8, 1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go into space.
Ellen Ochoa.
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On December 12th, Mexicans honor this patron Saint.
Who is the patron Saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe?
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What is the name of the Dominican-American poet and author who in September 2022 was named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation?
Elizabeth Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land.
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Why is Sept 15th important to may Latinxes?
In fact, on September 15, 1821 Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua all declared their independence from Spain.
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What are empanadas?