Skip to Main Content

Hispanic Heritage Month: Some Historical Events

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated September 15th to October 15th.

Introduction

This is a short guide on some of the historical events that shape Hispanic Americans and Latinx culture and lives today. This is, by no means, a concise or all of the history that Latinx people have faced.

Please note that we are always adding to this page in the celebration of this month. More importantly...Feel free to learn in this space.

Luis Muñoz Marín

Ellen Ochoa

PBS Timeline

PBS has an extensive timeline of Latinx American history on their website.

An International View on the Spanish American War

The Library of Congress has a guide on the International Perspectives of the Spanish American War. The Spanish American War started on April 25, 1898 when the U.S. declared war on Spain. The war involved the United States, Spain, Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Check out the LOC's website and their breakdown of perspectives.

Selected Books & eBooks

Rethinking the History of Democracy in Spain by Antonio Herrera and Francisco Acosta
Until the Storm Passes: Politicians, Democracy, and the Demise of Brazil's Military Dictatorship by Bryan Pitts
Untold Stories of the Spanish Civil War by Raanan Rein and Susanne Zepp-Zwirner
(Post-)colonial Archipelagos : Comparing the Legacies of Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines by Hans-Jurgen Burchardt and Johanna Leinius
The Cuban Sandwich : A History in Layers
Colonial Debts : The Case of Puerto Rico by Rocío Zambrana
Antiracist Medievalisms : From “Yellow Peril” to Black Lives Matter by Jonathan Hsy

Chile from 1964-1990 and Chilean Exiles Living in the U.S.

The Library of Congress has a guide that "highlights historical events in Chile through 1964-1990, emphasizing the dictatorship of Pinochet. The Materials selected provide insight on those who influenced this period and those who lived through it". This is the link.

Search Our Resources

With over 800,000 resources, you're sure to find what you need. For research assistance or to access items you can't find, please make an appointment with Library staff for assistance. 

To search a specific database or journal, click here.

 
 
Western Iowa Tech Community College
library@witcc.edu / 712.274.8733 ext. 1239