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Did you know…
…The odd dates of National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. September 15-October 15, frame the independence of Central America, Chile, and the Spanish national day which we celebrate as Indigenous People Day or Columbus Day.
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…Inocencio Casanova, a Cuban plantation owner and leader of Free Cuba bought his Hunts Point mansion in 1867 to help supply munitions to the Cuban revolution. The mansion was located near the site of P.S. 62 (660 Fox Street, Bronx), an elementary school that bears his name.
…Ballet Hispanico, located at 167 West 89th Street in Manhattan, was founded in 1970 and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s Cultural Treasures.
…The first Spanish Evangelical Church, serving congregants from Spain, Cuba and Puerto Rico, was founded in 1912 at Madison Square Church.
(Historical notes thanks to Latin Bicentennial 2018, hand drawn by De Witt Clinton High School students for the Bronx Historical Society. http://bronxhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Latin-Bicentennial-2018-scan-1.pdf)
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Capture this knowledge and more at GISMO’s Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Map Challenge. It’s easy. Upload photos and map coordinates of notable Hispanic/Latinx History sites by October 31, 2021: https://tinyurl.com/GISMOsites2021-10
If you have a story to tell about a historical Hispanic/Latinx Heritage location, use the form to enter your recollections, personal histories or family lore.
An interactive map of all locations submitted will be displayed on the GISMO website at the end of the month. If you would like to help geocode submitted images, email us at gismonyc@gmail.com.
October 14 Mapathon:
As part of the September-October Hispanic/Latinx Map Challenge we will host another Mapathon on October 14 from Noon to 1:30EDT. Grab a lunch and join us for some collaborative mapping in honor of Latin Americans NYC!
RSVP for the Zoom session at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82684795667?pwd=enoxL0NMOXVYcngwVWpzc2dRNGpkZz09
