1. Hispanics
and
Westward expansion.
• Presentation was prepared by
Davidova Galina
Vaduhina Yulia
2. Hispanics
In Spanish «hispano» means «relating to Spain».
Today the name Hispanics is commonly used in
the United States for people
with origins in Spanish–speaking countries.
3. Hispanic population in the USA
•Hispanics comprise 15.08% of the US
population, or about 45 million people in 2007
•If this growth rate continues, Hispanics in the
United States will number anywhere from
80 million to over 100 million by 2050.
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год http://pewhispanic.org
4. Hispanics in America
• California, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada and Florida have been
home to Hispanic peoples since the 16th
5. Westward expansion
• The first contact between Spanish and
American people was in 1492(Christopher
Columb expedition)
6. Westward expansion
• The Spanish were the
first European
explorers who sailed
along the cost of
California from the
beginning of the 16
century
• Hernan Сortes during
his expedition reached
the peninsula of Baja
California www.astrored.org
7. Westward expansion
• 1528-1536 - a Spanish expedition from Florida
to the Gulf of California
• 1687 - 1691 – Journeys of Father Eusebio Kino
8. Westward expansion
• 1774-1791- the Spanish Crown sent several
expeditions to further explore and settle
California and possibly the Pacific Northwest.
• 1775 - two-ship exploration expedition led by
Spanish Captain Don Bruno de Heceta
9. California missions
(1769-1823)
• The California
Missions include
series of religious
outposts
established to
spread the
Christian doctrine
among the local
Native Americans
http://missions.bgmm.com
10. Rancho
• The Spanish (and
later the Mexicans)
encouraged
settlement with large
land grants which
were turned into
ranchos, where cattle
and sheep were
raised.
11. Californios
• “Californios” -
Spanish-speaking
people, who live in
California
• By 1846, California
had a Spanish-
speaking population
of under 10,000.
12. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo -
signed on February 2,
1848
• Marked the end of the
Mexican-American War.
• Mexico formally ceded
California (and other
northern territories) to
the United States
http://www.umich.edu
13. Incorporation of the Hispanic
people
• After the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
in 1848 and the
Gadsden Purchase
the vast majority of
Hispanic populations
chose to stay and
become full US
citizens.
http://www.umich.edu
14. Gold Rush
(1848-1855)
• During the California Gold Rush, at least
25,000 Mexicans and thousands of Chileans,
Peruvians, and other Latin Americans
immigrated to California.
15. Flag of Hispanics
• The white
background - stands
for peace
• The Inti (sun god in
Inca mythology)
symbolizes the light
shining on the
American continent
• Three crosses
represent Christopher
Columbus' caravels
16. Hispanic population in the USA
Mexicans
Puerto Ricans
Cubans
Salvadorans
11%
1%
1% Dominicans
1%
2%
2% Guatemalans
3% Colombians
3%
Hondurans
3% Ecuadorians
9% 64% Peruvians
other
