Revolution and Independence
True or False: The first Latin American nation to obtain independence was Haiti.
True.
Known for their famous structure in the Andes, this is the largest Pre-Columbian civilization.
What was the Inca Empire?
The Union Farm Workers are most famous for this strike in 1965.
What is the Delano Grape Strike?
This vast geographic region is home to at least 10% of the world’s wildlife, including flora and fauna.
This singer has a biographical movie about him from 1987 called “La Bamba”.
Who is Ritchie Valens?
On September 16, 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo delivered this speech which started the Mexican War for Independence.
What was the Grito De Dolores?
In what would later be known as Mexico City, this grand city would be built on a lake.
What was Tenochtitlan?
These two people founded the United Farm Workers in the 1960s.
Who are Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta?
This city is known to serve as the capital of Cuba.
What is Havana?
In 1962, this woman became the first Latina actress to win an Oscar.
Out of every South American country, this was the only one to become a monarchy after achieving independence.
What is the Empire of Brazil?
This Mesoamerican civilization is famous for its giant carved stone faces.
Who were the Olmecs?
It wasn’t until this movement when a term of the same name was popularized as a symbol of pride for Mexican-Americans.
What is the Chicano Movement of the 1960s?
True or False: The famous Mayan city of Tikal is located in present-day Mexico.
False. Tikal is in Guatemala.
True or False: The first Hispanic American senator, Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, was the senator of New Mexico.
True.
Name 3 Latin American countries which gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1821.
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
This language was spoken by the Aztecs.
What is Nahuatl?
Hailing from New York, this activist was a crucial advocate for gay and transgender rights, including as a participant in the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Who is Sylvia Rivera?
Once the capital of the Inca Empire, this city is in Peru.
What is Cusco?
In 1993, she became the first Latina astronaut, boarding the Space Shuttle Discovery for a 9 day long mission.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
This battle secured Venezuelan independence and the establishment of Gran Colombia under the rule of Simon Bolivar.
What is the Battle of Carabobo?
True or False: The Mayans were an empire.
False. They were divided into independent city-states such as Tikal and Palenque.
Born in 1914 and served in World War II, he would later go on to found American GI Forum (AGIF).
Who was Hector P Garcia?
Located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, this natural wonder is the largest waterfall system in the world.
What is the Iguazu Falls?
President Woodrow Wilson signed this act which granted Puerto Ricans American citizenship in 1917.
What is the Jones-Shafroth Act?