Title: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline - HISTORY
Headings: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline
Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline
Contents
Early Spanish Explorers Reach America
Los Angeles Founded, First Hispanic Congressman Elected
Battle of the Alamo, Mexican-American War
Mexico Revolution Drives Immigration to US
Puerto Ricans Granted US Citizenship
First Hispanic Senator Sworn in
Contributions During World War II
Supreme Court Prohibits Segregation for Mexican-American Students
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Cesar Chavez Leads Delano Grape Strike
Mariel Boatlift
Multiple Firsts in White House Cabinets
NAFTA, Prop 187
Sonia Sotomayor Joints US Supreme Court
DAPA, DACA Rulings

Content: The Spanish-American War, which ends December 10, 1898 with the Treaty of Paris, marks the end of Spain's colonial power, with the country granting Cuba independence and ceding Guam, Puerto Rico and the Phillipines to the United States. Hawaii is also annexed during the war. Mexico Revolution Drives Immigration to US
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U.S. Immigration officer talking to Mexican refugees at the American end of the International Bridge at El Paso, TX, June 26, 1916. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
1910-1917
The long and violent Mexican Revolution causes a surge of Mexicans to cross the U.S. border, with El Paso, Texas, serving as "Mexican Ellis Island," according to the Library of Congress. The U.S. census finds Mexican immigrants to have tripled in population between 1910 and 1930, from 200,000 to 600,000. Feb. 5, 1917
Congress overrides a veto by President Woodrow Wilson to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, the first sweeping legislation to limit immigration in America. Also referred to as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act and the Literacy Act, it bans immigrants from most Asian countries. It also includes a literacy test for all immigrants older than 16, requiring them to read English or another listed language for entry, and bars convicted criminals, alcoholics, anarchists, those with contagious diseases and epileptics. READ MORE: How Border Crossing Became a Crime in the United States
Puerto Ricans Granted US Citizenship
March 2, 1917
President Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans and creating a bicameral legislature in the island territory.