Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Celebramos el (del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre) en reconocimiento de los logros y contribuciones de los líderes hispanoamericanos que han inspirado a otras personas a lograr el éxito. Esta celebración empezó en 1968 como , bajo el presidente Lyndon Johnson, y fue expandida por el presidente Ronald Reagan en 1988 a un periodo de 30 días. Se promulgó como ley el 17 de agosto de 1988.
Vea registros relacionados en la página de recursos de la herencia hispana y latina y en . Los temas incluyen:
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El futbolista Ruben Mendoza es uno de los atletas destacados en una exposición en los Archivos Nacionales que será abierta al público desde el 16 de septiembre 2022 hasta el 7 de enero 2024.
President Barack Obama greets Justice Sonia Sotomayor before her investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, September 8, 2009.
President Barack Obama recognizes Medal of Honor honorees, from left, Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela, and Spc.4 Santiago J. Erevia, during the Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2014.
César Chávez, United Farm Workers of America leader, July 1972. (Photo by Cornelius M. Keyes)
United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta attends an event marking the establishment of the César Chávez National Monument at Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz, Keene, CA, October 8, 2012.
U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen speaks during the ship's commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Miami, June 30, 1990.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro speaks at a diversity panel at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC.
Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, sitting in the commander's seat on the flight deck of the orbiter Columbia, goes over a procedure list, June 10, 1999.
Photo of Roberto Clemente taken from his military service record, dated September 30, 1958.
President George W. Bush acknowledges dancer and actress Chita Rivera (center) during a reception for recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors of 2002.
Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, looks out a window of the International Space Station in April 2002.
Lin-Manuel Miranda (far left), creator of the Broadway musical Hamilton, listens to President Barack Obama's closing remarks following a performance of musical selections from Hamilton in the East Room of the White House, March 14, 2016. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez takes a selfie with First Lady Michelle Obama before the 85th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention and Exposition in New York City, July 10, 2014.
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En el 2021, organizamos una pijamada virtual para niños de 8 a 12 años, enfocada en Sylvia & Aki, un libro inspirador basado en una historia verdadera de la activista de derechos civiles y el personaje principal del libro, Sylvia Méndez.
El Presidente Barack Obama le presentó a Sylvia Méndez la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad el 15 de febrero del 2011. fue creado por la Casa Blanca de Obama para conmemorar la ocasión y resaltar el activismo y el rol de Méndez en el caso histórico de
Encuentre más documentos sobre el caso de Méndez en .
Enseñar con Documentos (Teaching with Documents) es una columna regular editada por el Equipo de Educación de los Archivos Nacionales en “Educación Social” (Social Education), la revista insignia del Consejo Nacional de Estudios Sociales (National Council for the Social Studies).
, presenta fotografías de los Archivos Nacionales junto con un informe de la era del New Deal sobre Puerto Rico.
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The Disturnell map of 1847
The Disturnell map of 1847 was appended to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (General Records of the U.S. Government, RG 11)
The Records of Rights exhibition has sections related to:
(Miranda Rights)
Hispanic Heritage page in Research section of Archives.gov
Guide to Puerto Rican Records in the ˹ֳ at New York
Records of the Spanish Governors of Puerto Rico
Records of the Provisional Government of Cuba, 1906–1909
Private Land Claims Records in the ˹ֳ at Riverside
The Panama Canal: Riots, Treaties, Elections, and a little Military Madness, 1959–1973
Kennedy Library
Documents related to a , winner of the Nobel Prize and the U.S. National Medal of Science
LBJ Library
Ford Library
Carter Library
Clinton Library
Presidential Proclamations
Lyndon B. Johnson: (inaugural proclamation)
Ronald Reagan: (last proclamation for National Hispanic Heritage Week)
George H.W. Bush: (first proclamation about National Hispanic Heritage Month)
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