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: A prominent plantation owner born in St. Augustine, Spanish Florida, Hernandez fought first for Spain to stop U.S. encroachment into the state, but later for the United States, eventually running unopposed and serving as Florida’s first territorial delegate. He later served in the U.S. military during the Second Seminole War and was mayor of St. Augustine in 1848. Battle of the Alamo, Mexican-American War
March 6, 1836
After 13 days of siege, Mexico President and General Antonio Lopez Santa Anna, with 1,000-plus Mexican soldiers, storm the The Alamo, killing most of the Texan soldiers inside, who include now-famous heroes Davy Crockett, James Bowie and Lt. Col. William Travis, even those who had surrendered. " Remember the Alamo!" becomes a battle cry for the Texas militia, which eventually wins independence. In 1845, Texas is annexed by the United States. 1846-1848
The Mexican-American War takes place, following a dispute over border control following America's annexation of Texas. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war, setting a border at the Rio Grande River between Texas and Mexico, and also giving America control of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, a majority of Colorado and Arizona and part of Oklahoma, Wyoming and Kansas.