Attached you will find the suggested Reading List for K-12, Heritage Facts, and
Heritage Florida Leaders for the Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
(Sept. 15th – Oct. 15th)
This recommended reading list provides a variety of suggested books by grade level
for children of all ages, as well as a selection of suggested books for adult reading.
Just Read, Florida! makes reading a priority in Florida's public schools and among
the community groups and volunteer organizations that support them. This reading
list serves that goal while increasing students' interest in the many aspects and
contributions of Hispanic culture to the state of Florida.
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/reading.cfm
Essay Contest
(Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12) 2011 Essay Contest Rules, Guidelines & Waiver Form (.PDF)
Let the Celebration Begin!
Kind regards,
Tamara Salgado
Tamara Salgado, M.Ed.
Senior Curriculum Coordinator
for World Languages
Dual Language/ Foreign Exchange Coordinator
Polk County School District
JimMiles Professional Development Center
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department
5204 Bartow Highway South
Lakeland, Fl 33813
Phone: (863) 647-4808
FAX: (863 647-4717
[email protected]
Website: http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/worldlanguages.htm
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
World
Languages
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/main.cfm
Florida Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
September 15 - October 15 "Celebrating Hispanic Leaders in Business Past, Present, and
Future"
The diversity of Florida's people and cultures truly makes our state one of the most vibrant in our
country. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we take time to recognize how Florida's growing
Hispanic population enriches our state and strengthens Florida's cultural and economic ties to
Spain, Latin America and beyond.
As communities across Florida celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it is my privilege to honor
Hispanic entrepreneurs and business leaders throughout our state. As with all business owners,
their hard work to fulfill their dreams of owning a business is part of what makes Florida such a
great state. I applaud today's Hispanic business leaders, as well as those throughout Florida's
history, for playing a vital role in providing jobs for Floridians and strengthening our
communities.
As Governor, I am working to make Florida a place where the American dream of economic
prosperity is possible for everyone. I am focused on making Florida the best place for businesses
to grow and expand by eliminating unnecessary regulation, holding government accountable and
ensuring every child has the opportunity to get the best education possible. Working together,
with all of Florida's business leaders, I know we can grow opportunities for all Floridians to
prosper.
About Hispanic Heritage Month
Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic
Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate
independence on September 15. Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on
September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974
when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage
Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
World
Languages
Suggested Reading List /Pre K-12
This recommended reading list provides a variety of suggested books by grade level for children
of all ages, as well as a selection of suggested books for adult reading. Just Read, Florida! makes
reading a priority in Florida's public schools and among the community groups and volunteer
organizations that support them. This recommended reading list serves that goal while increasing
students' interest in the many aspects and contributions of Hispanic culture to the state of Florida.
Elementary (Pre K-2)
Title
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban
Folktale
Doña Flor
Juan Bobo Goes to Work
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other
Summer Poems
Pablo's Tree
Chato and the Party Animals
Mama & Papa Have a Store
Snapshots from the Wedding
In My Family
Rainbow Tulip
Xochtil and the Flowers
The Spirit of Tío Fernando
Hispanic Scientists: Ellen Ochoa, Carlos A.
Ramirez,
Eloy Rodriguez, Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Maria
Elena Zavala
Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems
Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up
Spanglish Day
Gracias Thanks
Author
Carmen Agra Deedy
Pat Mora
Marisa Montes
Francisco X. Alarcón
Pat Mora
Gary Soto
Amelia Lau Carling
Gary Soto
Lomas Garza, Carmen
Pat Mora
Jorge Argueta
Janice Levy
Jetty St. John
Francisco X. Alarcon
Marisa Montes Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Pat Mora, Illustrated by, John Parra and written
by Pat Mora
Pam Munoz Ryan
Nacho and Lolita
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and
Alma Flor Ada
English
Elementary (3-5)
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
Title
Under the Royal Palms: a Childhood in Cuba
My Diary from Here to There
Magic Windows
Hands-on Latin America: Art Activities For All Ages
Where the Flame Trees Bloom
Amazing Hispanic American History
Charro: The Mexican Cowboy
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Family Pictures
The Bossy Gallito
Calling the Doves/El Encanto De Las Palomas
Under the Royal Palms: a Childhood in Cuba
Learning About Determination From the Life of Gloria
Estefan
Ivan Rodriguez
Alicia Alonso: First Lady of the Ballet
The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans
Famous Hispanic Americans
Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman Astronaut
Return to Sender
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day;
Celebremos El
día de los niños/El día de los libros
The Day It Snowed Tortillas: A Classic from the
American Southwest
How Tia Lola Came to Stay
World
Languages
Author
Alma Flor Ada
Amada Irma Pérez
Carmen Lomas Garza
Yvonne Y. Merrill
Alma Flor Ada
George Ochoa
George Ancona
Kathleen Krull
Carmen Lomas Garza
Lucia Gonzalez
Juan Felipe Herrera
Alma Flor Ada
Meanne Stazzabosco
Tony DeMarco
Sandra Martin Arnold
Nicholas E. Meyer
Janet Morey
Romero Maritza
by Julia Alvarez
illustrated by Rafael López, written by
Pat Mora
Joe Hayes
Julia Alvarez
Middle School (6-8)
Title
César Chávez : Crusader for Social Change
When I was a Boy Neruda Called Me Policarpo
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United
States
Crossing the Wire
Breaking Through
Author
Brenda Haugen
Poli Délano
Lori Carlson, Editor
Will Hobbs
Francisco Jiménez
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
Under the Same Sky
Struggling to Become an American
The Color of My Words
Wachale! Poetry and Prose about Growing Up Latino in America
Extraordinary Hispanic Americans
Baseball in April and Other Stories
Call Me Maria: a Novel
Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology
My Daughter, My Son, the Eagle, the Dove: An Aztec Chant
Cuba 15
Becoming Naomi León
The Tree is Older than You Are
Facts of Life
Flight to Freedom
Among the Volcanoes
The Smell of Old Lady Perfume
Delores Huerta: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist
Esperanza Rising
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
Journey of Dreams
Tropical secrets : Holocaust refugees in Cuba
The Dreamer
The Firefly Letters
César Chávez: A Photographic Essay
World
Languages
Cynthia DeFelico
Robin Santos Doak
Lynn Joseph
Ilan Stavans, Editor
Susan Sinnott
Gary Soto
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Edited by Phyllis Tashlik
Ana Castillo
Nancy Osa
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Edited by Naomi Shihab
Nye
Gary Soto
Ana Veciana–Suarez
Omar S. Castañeda
Claudia Guadalupe
Martínez
Robin S. Doak
Pam Munoz Ryan
Francisco Jimenez
Marge Pellegrino
Margarita Engle
Pam Munoz Ryan
Margarita Engle
Ilan Stavans
High School (9-12)
Title
Journey of the Sparrows
Jesse
Yo!
El Bronx Remembered
Famous Hispanic Americans
Laughing Out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and
Author
Fran Leeper Buss
Gary Soto
Julia Alvarez
Nicholasa Mohr
Wendy Dunn, Janet Nomura Morey, and
Carlos E. Cortes
Juan Felipe Herrera
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
Spanish
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents
Bless Me, Ultima
When I Was Puerto Rican
Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young
and Latino in the United States
World
Languages
Julia Alvarez
Rudolfo Anaya
Esmeralda Santiago
Lori Marie Carlson
Carlos Ruiz Zafón translated by Lucia
Graves
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
American Chica
Maria Arana
Taking Sides
Gary Soto
Before We Were Free
Julia Alvarez
Riding Low on the Streets of Gold: Latino Literature edited, with an introduction Judith Ortiz
for Young Adults
Cofer
Growing Up Inside the Sanctuary of My
Nicholasa Mohr
Imagination
Curse of the Chupa Cabra
Rudolfo Anaya
Accidental Love
Gary Soto
The Importance of a Piece of Paper: Stories
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Crazy Loco
David Talbot Rice
Reaching Out
Francisco Jiménez
Voices in First Person: Reflections on Latino
edited by Lori Marie Carlson
Identity
I, Juan De Pareja
Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
The Emerald Lizard: Fifteen Latin American Tales
Pleasant DeSpain
to Tell
Kids Like Me
Judith M. Blohm, Terri Lapinsky Powells
Hispanic Surnames and Family History
Lyman DePlatt
The Hispanic America, Texas and the Mexican War,
Christopher Collier
1835 - 1850
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors
Francisco X. Stork
The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel
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Languages
Adult Reading
Title
Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez
The Line of the Sun
Empress of the Splendid Season
In the Time of the Butterflies: A Novel
Never Through Miami
Down These Mean Streets
Our House in the Last World
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Collected Fictions
Shadow without a Name
By the Lake of Sleeping Children: The Secret Life of the
Mexican Border
The Latino Holiday Book: From Cinco de Mayo to Dia de los
Muertos--the Celebrations and Traditions of HispanicAmericans
Latino Literacy: The Complete Guide to Our Hispanic History
and Culture
Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From PreColumbian Times to the Present
Everything you need to know about Latino History
Thirty Million Strong: Reclaiming the Hispanic Image in
American Culture
Strangers Among Us: How Latino Immigration is
Transforming America
Author
Richard Rodriguez
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Ơscar Hijuelos
Julia Alvarez
Robert Quesada
Piri Thomas
Ơscar Hijuelos
Ơscar Hijuelos
Jorge Luis Borges, translated by
Andrew Hurley
Ignacio Padilla, translated by
Peter R. Bush & Anne McCleane
Luis Alberto Urrea
Valerie Menard
Frank De Varona
Nicolas Kanellos
Himilce Novas
Nicolas Kanellos
Roberto Suro
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Essay Contest
(Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Governor Rick Scott's Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest is open to all 4th through 12th grade
students in the State of Florida. Three winners will be selected: one elementary (4-5) student, one middle
(6-8) student, and one high school (9-12) student. Winners will be notified the week of October 3, 2011.
2011 Essay Contest Rules, Guidelines & Waiver Form (.PDF)
Contact Florida’s Foundation at (850) 410-0696 for any further questions.
Sources:
Viva Florida!
http://www.vivaflorida.org/
Viva Florida! commemorates the Sunshine State's rich Spanish Colonial heritage through a
multi-year, multi-city consumer awareness campaign.
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/links.cfm
Kind regards,
Tamara Salgado
Tamara Salgado, M.Ed.
Senior Curriculum Coordinator
for World Languages
Dual Language/ Foreign Exchange Coordinator
Polk County School District
JimMiles Professional Development Center
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department
5204 Bartow Highway South
Lakeland, Fl 33813
Phone: (863) 647-4808
FAX: (863 647-4717
[email protected]
Website: http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/worldlanguages.htm
Consistency-Intensity-Fidelity
Now serving the classes of 2011-2024!
"The Mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences for our students that result in high
achievement."
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
World
Languages
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/main.cfm
Florida Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
September 15 - October 15 "Celebrating Hispanic Leaders in Business Past, Present, and
Future"
The diversity of Florida's people and cultures truly makes our state one of the most vibrant in our
country. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we take time to recognize how Florida's growing
Hispanic population enriches our state and strengthens Florida's cultural and economic ties to
Spain, Latin America and beyond.
As communities across Florida celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it is my privilege to honor
Hispanic entrepreneurs and business leaders throughout our state. As with all business owners,
their hard work to fulfill their dreams of owning a business is part of what makes Florida such a
great state. I applaud today's Hispanic business leaders, as well as those throughout Florida's
history, for playing a vital role in providing jobs for Floridians and strengthening our
communities.
As Governor, I am working to make Florida a place where the American dream of economic
prosperity is possible for everyone. I am focused on making Florida the best place for businesses
to grow and expand by eliminating unnecessary regulation, holding government accountable and
ensuring every child has the opportunity to get the best education possible. Working together,
with all of Florida's business leaders, I know we can grow opportunities for all Floridians to
prosper.
About Hispanic Heritage Month
Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic
Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate
independence on September 15. Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on
September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974
when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage
Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
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Languages
Florida's Hispanic Leaders
Sonia Sotomayor
She is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. On May 26, 2009,
President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court to
replace retired Justice David Souter . Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate
on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68-31, and she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on
August 8. Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female
justice.
Sotomayor is of Puerto Rican descent and was born in the Bronx. She played an active role on
the boards of directors for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the State of New
York Mortgage Agency, and the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Sotomayor was
nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George
H. W. Bush in 1991, and her nomination was confirmed in 1992.
Jorge Labarga
Jorge Labarga is a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, taking office on January 6, 2009. He
was a Judge for the 15th Circuit Court in Palm Beach County, Florida from 1996 until 2009. He
is notable as the judge who refused a new vote during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election on the
grounds that the Constitution stated that an election must be held everywhere in the United States
on the same day, not just in one area. He is the second Cuban-American ever appointed to the
Florida Supreme Court and the only Hispanic currently serving.
Marco Rubio
In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America following Fidel
Castro's takeover.
From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives. During this period, he
served as Majority Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House, effectively promoting an
agenda of lower taxes, better schools, a leaner and more efficient government and free market
empowerment. Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, have been married since 1998.
They are the parents of four children.
Senator Rubio currently serves on the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Armando Codina
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A Cuban-American self-made millionaire, Codina's first venture was the creation of Professional
Automated Services, Inc. (P.A.S.), a firm created in 1970 to provide data processing services to
physicians. As a result of the firm's success, Codina is recognized as a pioneer in the
development of comprehensive medical management systems, including processing, accounts
receivable, management reporting and multiple financial services. In 2006, Codina Group and
Flagler Development merged into one company, thus establishing one of the most respected real
estate investment, development, construction, brokerage and property management firm
corporations in Florida.
Ninoska Pérez Castellón
Ninoska Pérez Castellón (1950-) is a prominent member of the Cuban exile community in
Miami, and outspoken opponent of Fidel and Raul Castro. In relation to this mission of hers, she
was one of the founding members of the Cuban Liberty Council with her husband Roberto
Martin Perez.
She is a notable Spanish radio talk show host and political commentator on Radio Mambi and
Radio Martí. She is also an occasional columnist for the Miami Herald.
Emilio & Gloria Estefan
She was born Gloria Fajardo, in Havana, Cuba and fled as a toddler with her family when
Communist dictator Fidel Castro rose to power.
In 1975 Gloria met keyboardist Emilio Estefan, a sales manager for the rum dealer Bacardi who
also led a band called the Miami Latin Boys. Born in Havana, Cuba. Estefan moved to the U.S.
as a teenager. He started his musical career playing in restaurants and for weddings and other
events. Developing Estefan Enterprises into an entertainment empire that incorporates music,
television, and film production, restaurants and hotels, most recently, the Costa d'Este resort in
Vero Beach, Florida, they give new meaning to the word, multitaskers.
Emilio Azcárraga Jean
The son of Mexican media mogul Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and French citizen Nadine Jean,
Azcárraga Jean leads Grupo Televisa, currently Mexico's leading broadcaster. Jean took the reins
of Grupo Televisa, now Mexico's leading broadcaster, after his father passed away in 1997. He is
one of Latin America's richest business persons with a fortune estimated at 1.6 billion dollars
according to Forbes.
A Board Member of Teléfonos de Mexico, Univision and Banamex and Jean owns almost 15%
of the company's outstanding shares.
Ernesto de la Fé
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Originally from Cuba, Ernesto de la Fé is a results oriented leader and business builder with a
strong track record of achievement. He has over twenty years of experience in global financial
markets with an extensive background in wealth management, private banking, and mid-tier
institutional sales. He is active in community and professional organizations including serving as
Chairman of the Miami-Dade Public Health Trust, and on the boards of the Florida International
Bankers Association, the New America Alliance Institute, Baypoint Schools (for at risk boys) ,
Belen Jesuit Prep School and the Cuba Study Group.
Jorge Ramos
Born in Mexico in 1958, Ramos is the eldest of five children. He graduated with a degree in
Communications from Universidad Iberoamericana de México and later received his M.A. from
the University of Miami. He immigrated to California in 1983, and just one year later began
broadcasting for the network that would become Univision, where he serves as the main news
anchor today. His newscast is seen by over one million viewers in the United States and in 13
Latin American countries. He is also a writer as well as a highly regarded radio commentator
Manuel Díaz
Diaz immigrated to the United States with his mother, Elisa, in 1961 and grew up in Miami's
Little Havana neighborhood. First elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005, Diaz is now
recognized as one of America's most innovative mayors, chosen to lead the United States
Conference of Mayors as its president beginning in the summer of 2008.
Melquíades 'Mel' Martínez
Martinez arrived in the U.S. at 15 as part of the humanitarian mission, Operation Peter Pan.
Having come from Cuba without his family, Martinez lived in youth facilities and foster homes
until 1966, when he and his family were reunited. A successful trial attorney, Martinez served as
the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. At the
urging of the president, he sought the open U.S. Senate seat in Florida. He won and was sworn in
as Florida's 33rd U.S. Senator in January 2005. The first Cuban-American to serve in the U.S.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
She was born in Cuba in July 15,1952, she is a Republican United States Representative for
Florida's 18th congressional district having held that office since 1989. She is currently the most
senior Republican woman in the United States Congress. Ros-Lehtinen is the Ranking member
on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 110th Congress. Prior to entering political life,
Ros-Lehtinen was an educator and the owner/operator of a private school in Miami-Dade
County. Upon her election to succeed the late Congressman Claude Pepper, she became the first
Cuban American congresswoman elected to the United States Congress.
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Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart
Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart y Caballero on August 13, 1954),
an Cuban-American politician, a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, the
Florida Senate, and since 1993 has been a Republican member of the United States House of
Representatives, representing Florida's 21st congressional district.
Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart
Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart (born September 25, 1961) is an American politician. Since 2003 he
has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing
Florida's 25th congressional district. The district includes large portions of western Miami-Dade
County and most of Collier and Monroe counties.
David Rivera
Rivera's legislative career began in 2002 when he was elected to represent District 112 in the
Florida House of Representatives. He was subsequently re-elected three times. During the 2010
legislative session, Rivera served as the Chairman of the House Full Appropriations Committee
that oversees the state of Florida's budget in areas such as education, transportation, housing and
economic development. As a State Representative he worked to balance Florida's budget eight
times. He also served as the Chairman of the Rules Committee during his tenure in the Florida
House. Rivera has been appointed to serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
House Committee on Natural Resources.
Carlos Alvarez
Carlos Alvarez, Alvarez was born in Cuba, and was eight years old when his family came to the
United States. He was elected Mayor of Miami-Dade County in November of 2004. Prior to his
election as Mayor, Alvarez was director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, having served
the community in various capacities for more than 27 years, beginning in 1976.
Helen Aguirre Ferré
Helen Aguirre Ferré is an award-winning, bilingual journalist in both print and broadcast media.
With over two decades of reporting, she is the Opinion Page Editor of Diario Las Américas, an
independent, family-owned Spanish-language newspaper founded in Miami in 1953. Her
commentary also extends to a Sunday column in Diario Las Américas, covering current, national
and international affairs. She provides regular political analysis on WQBA 1140 AM highestrated afternoon program "Prohibido Callarse."
Committed to community service, particularly in education, she is the first woman to chair the
Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College, the largest community college in the country, and
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serves on the board of directors of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and
Colleges (AGB) in the United States and the Council of Board Chairs of the AGB.
Jaime Tamayo
Mr. Tamayo has worked for the MAPFRE Group in Spain and America since 1993, holding
several executive positions such as Underwriting Manager for the Auto & Casualty Division and
Claims Manager & Vice President for the MAPFRE Puerto Rico Group of companies as well as
Chairman, President & CEO of MAPFRE's primary insurance operations in the US in Miami,
Florida. Mr. Tamayo served as Chairman of the Board of the MAPFRE Puerto Rico Group of
companies from 2004 until November 2008. In 2008 after the acquisition by MAPFRE of The
COMMERCE Group in Massachusetts, Mr. Tamayo became its President and Chief Operating
Officer becoming Chief Executive Officer of MAPFRE USA in 2010.
Remedios Díaz Oliver
The President of All American Containers, Díaz-Oliver oversees a major global supplier of
containers and caps. The Cuban native graduated from Havana Business University and Havana
College but eventually left the island with an infant daughter to pursue freedom in the U.S. She
got a job with American International Container and later became the company's president. She
resigned from AIC in 1991 to found her own supplier, All American Containers. Her client list
includes Coca-Cola, McCormick, Schering, and PepsiCo, however more than 50% of the
company's revenues come from abroad, largely South America and the Caribbean.
Fernando Perez-Hickman Munoz
Fernando Perez-Hickman Munoz was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1967. In February 1991 he
joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant where he remained until September 1992. In June
1998 he joined Banco Central Hispano as Director of International Private Banking and Chief
Executive Officer of BCH USA, located in New York. In 2002 he became Managing Director of
International Banking for the Santander Private Banking division. In June 2007 he joined Banco
Sabadell as Managing Director of the Americas. He is the Deputy General Manager and also
serves on the Management Committee for Banco Sabadell S.A. Fernando is Chairman of the
Board for Sabadell United Bank (formerly known as Mellon United National Bank).
Emilio C. Sánchez
Spain Florida Foundation, President
Emilio C. Sánchez is the president of the Spain-Florida 500 Years Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization whose sponsors include leading companies such as Banco Santander,
Telefónica, Univision, MAPFRE, Iberia and others. Mr. Sánchez is also the President and CEO
of the new internet site VoXXI that will be launching in October targeting the Bicultural and
Bilingual Hispanic population of the United States. Mr. Sánchez's career in the United States
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spans 20 years, including stints in Washington and Miami. As managing director of Efe's News
Services and leader of a team of more than 300 professionals in 25 offices across the Americas,
he has gained extensive media experience in the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets.
Marcelo R. Caputo
Chief Executive Officer
Telefonica USA & Puerto Rico
Marcelo Caputo was recently appointed CEO of Telefónica USA, Inc. the Telefónica Group's
U.S. subsidiary based in Miami. In addition to this role, Marcelo is responsible for the Americas'
arm of the Telefónica Multinational Solutions area which is focused on providing global
telecommunications services to multinational corporations in the U.S. and Latin America. Mr.
Caputo is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with degrees in electronic
engineering and business administration. He is an accomplished international sportsman who
recently ran the New York City Marathon.
Essay Contest
(Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Governor Rick Scott's Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest is open to all 4th through 12th grade
students in the State of Florida. Three winners will be selected: one elementary (4-5) student, one middle
(6-8) student, and one high school (9-12) student. Winners will be notified the week of October 3, 2011.
2011 Essay Contest Rules, Guidelines & Waiver Form (.PDF)
Contact Florida’s Foundation at (850) 410-0696 for any further questions.
Sources:
Viva Florida!
http://www.vivaflorida.org/
Viva Florida! commemorates the Sunshine State's rich Spanish Colonial heritage through a
multi-year, multi-city consumer awareness campaign.
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/links.cfm
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
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Languages
Kind regards,
Tamara Salgado
Tamara Salgado, M.Ed.
Senior Curriculum Coordinator
for World Languages
Dual Language/ Foreign Exchange Coordinator
Polk County School District
JimMiles Professional Development Center
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department
5204 Bartow Highway South
Lakeland, Fl 33813
Phone: (863) 647-4808
FAX: (863 647-4717
[email protected]
Website: http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/worldlanguages.htm
Consistency-Intensity-Fidelity
Now serving the classes of 2011-2024!
"The Mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences for our students that result in high
achievement."
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
World
Languages
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/main.cfm
Florida Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
September 15 - October 15 "Celebrating Hispanic Leaders in Business Past, Present, and
Future"
The diversity of Florida's people and cultures truly makes our state one of the most vibrant in our
country. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we take time to recognize how Florida's growing
Hispanic population enriches our state and strengthens Florida's cultural and economic ties to
Spain, Latin America and beyond.
As communities across Florida celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it is my privilege to honor
Hispanic entrepreneurs and business leaders throughout our state. As with all business owners,
their hard work to fulfill their dreams of owning a business is part of what makes Florida such a
great state. I applaud today's Hispanic business leaders, as well as those throughout Florida's
history, for playing a vital role in providing jobs for Floridians and strengthening our
communities.
As Governor, I am working to make Florida a place where the American dream of economic
prosperity is possible for everyone. I am focused on making Florida the best place for businesses
to grow and expand by eliminating unnecessary regulation, holding government accountable and
ensuring every child has the opportunity to get the best education possible. Working together,
with all of Florida's business leaders, I know we can grow opportunities for all Floridians to
prosper.
About Hispanic Heritage Month
Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic
Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate
independence on September 15. Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on
September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974
when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage
Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
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Florida Hispanic Heritage Facts
Día de la Raza, or Columbus Day is a holiday marking the arrival of navigator Christopher
Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Columbus' voyage was funded by Queen
Isabella I of Castile and led to the Spanish colonization of the New World.
Written records about life in Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish
explorer and adventurer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. Sometime between April
2 and April 8, Ponce de León waded ashore on the northeast coast of Florida,
possibly near present-day St. Augustine. He called the area la Florida, in honor
of Pascua florida ("feast of the flowers"), Spain's Eastertime celebration.
Pánfilo de Narváez led a fateful mission into Florida in 1528. Marching
northward from the Tampa Bay area, he and his soldiers lost contact with the supply ships.
Facing attacks from native tribes and diminishing rations, Narváez and his men built five barges
using pine trees to set sail for a Spanish settlement in Mexico. A storm in the Gulf of Mexico
destroyed the barges and most men perished, including Narváez. Only four survivors made it to
Mexico.
In 1539, Hernando de Soto arrived in the Tampa Bay area to begin an expedition in search of
gold and silver. His exploration took him on a long trek through Florida and what is now the
southeastern United States. For four years, de Soto's expedition wandered, in hopes of finding
the fabled wealth of the Indian people. De Soto and his soldiers camped for five months in the
area now known as Tallahassee, celebrating the first Christmas in America. De Soto died near
the Mississippi River in 1542. Survivors of his expedition eventually reached Mexico.
In 1559 Tristán de Luna y Arellano led another attempt by Europeans to colonize Florida. He
established a settlement at Pensacola Bay, but a series of misfortunes caused his efforts to be
abandoned after two years.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés traveled to Florida with his sights set on creating a Spanish
settlement. Menéndez arrived in 1565 at a place he called San Augustín (St. Augustine) and
established the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States.
In 1566, Menéndez de Avilés and Father Francisco Villareal arrive in present-day Miami to
found a Jesuit mission, which was completed in 1567.
Construction of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine began
on October 2, 1672, which was essentially completed by 1695. The
fortification was designed by Ignacio Daza, a Spanish engineer
living in Cuba. Castillo de San Marcos is made out of coquina stone
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(a sedimentary rock composed of seashells and coral) mined from nearby deposits. It is the oldest
stone fort in the United States.
In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States in accordance with the Adams-Onís Treaty.
Florida was purchased for $5 million.
Joseph Marion Hernández became the first Hispanic-American ever to serve in Congress after
his election as a territorial delegate in 1822.
Florida is admitted into the Union as the twenty-seventh state on
March 3, 1845.
Vicente Martinez Ybor opened his cigar factory just outside
Tampa in 1886. The forty-acre tract where the factory was located
included housing and other amenities for its workers. Thousands of
immigrant workers, many of them Cuban, Italian, and Spanish,
inhabited the town that came to be known as Ybor City. Cuban
independence activist José Martí addressed some of these workers
at Ybor's factory, encouraging them to take part in the fight for an
independent Cuba.
The port city of Tampa served as the primary staging area during the Spanish-American War in
1898 for U.S. troops on the way to battle in Cuba. Many Floridians supported the Cuban peoples'
desire to be free of Spanish colonial rule.
Pan Am Airways began regular flights in 1931 between the cities of Miami and Havana. The
duration of the trip was two and a half hours.
On January 1, 1959, the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro culminated in the overthrow of
Fulgencio Batista's government. Over 155,000 people fled Cuba from 1959 to 1962, many of
them finding exile in Miami.
The Freedom Tower in Miami earned its name because it served as a government reception
facility for Cubans fleeing Castro's regime. Hundreds of thousands received services and were
documented at this building from 1962 through the early 1970's.
Florida has the third largest population of Hispanics in the nation, with close to 4 million
residing in the state. Twenty and a half percent of Florida's population is Hispanic.
At least 60% of Hispanics reside in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.
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The majority of Florida's Hispanics trace their heritage to Cuba, Puerto Rico, or Mexico. In
addition, the percentage of individuals from Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Dominican
Republic is growing.
U.S Hispanic Chamber of Commerce estimates more than 266,000 Hispanic businesses
operating in Florida, ranking the Sunshine State third behind California and Texas.
Goods produced in Florida account for 23% of all U.S. exports to Latin American and the
Caribbean - higher than any other state.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of all Florida-origin exports go to the Latin America/Caribbean
region.
In 2008, over 3.1 million travelers visited Florida from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and
South America.
Florida Place Names
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County -- Altamonte is Spanish for "high hill".
Anna Maria Island, Manatee County -- Ponce de Leon was said to have named the island for
the queen of King Charles II, the sponsor of his expedition. Pronunciation is often disputed, most
prefer Anna Mar-EE-a, but the old timers like Anna Mar-EYE-a.
Boca Ciega, Pinellas County -- Named for Boca Ciega Bay, Boca Ciega literally means Blind
Mouth in Spanish. This may have been a reference to what it looked like at the entrance of the
river.
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County -- The Spanish "Boca de Ratones" means rat's mouth, a term
used by seamen to describe a hidden rock which a ship's cable might rub against.
Cape Canaveral, Brevard County -- Canaveral is the Spanish word for "a place of reeds or
cane."
Columbia County (1832) -- Christopher Columbus.
De Soto County (1887) -- Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer.
Escambia County (1821) -- Escambia River and derived from the Spanish word for "barter" or
"exchange."
Fernandina Beach, Nassau County -- Fernandina was the early name of Cuba. Fernandina
claims to be the oldest city in the United States.
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Hernando County (1843) -- (was Benton, 1844-1850) Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer.
Islamorada, Monroe County -- It is Spanish for "purple island."
Key West, Monroe County -- It is the westernmost island extending from the Florida peninsula.
Key West was originally called Cayo Hueso (Bone Island) by the early Spanish explorers
because they found large quantities of human bones there.
Largo, Pinellas County -- Largo is the Spanish word for "big" or "long." Lake Largo is nearby.
Leon County (1824) -- Juan Ponce de Leon, first European to reach Florida.
Madeira Beach, Pinellas County -- Madeira Beach is named for Portugal's wine producing
island, Madeira, located just off the coast of Africa. The word means "wood."
Panama City, Bay County -- George West, the original developer of the town, named it Panama
City because it is in a direct line between Chicago and Panama City, Panama.
Ponte Vedra, St. Johns County -- This is named for the city in Spain.
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County -- The Spanish words for "wide point" or "fat point" refer to the
arm of land jutting into Charlotte Bay near the city of Punta Gorda.
St. Augustine, St. Johns County -- The oldest continuously inhabited city in the United State, St.
Augustine was named by its founder, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, for St. Augustine, the Bishop
of Hippo.
Santa Rosa County (1842) -- Rosa de Viterbo, Roman Catholic Saint.
Valparaiso, Okaloosa County -- This name was taken from the city in Indiana, which in turn
was named for the famous Chilean port. The word is Spanish for "valley of paradise."
Sources:
Viva Florida!
http://www.vivaflorida.org/
Viva Florida! commemorates the Sunshine State's rich Spanish Colonial heritage through a
multi-year, multi-city consumer awareness campaign.
http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/links.cfm
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Kind regards,
Tamara Salgado
Tamara Salgado, M.Ed.
Senior Curriculum Coordinator
for World Languages
Dual Language/ Foreign Exchange Coordinator
Polk County School District
JimMiles Professional Development Center
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department
5204 Bartow Highway South
Lakeland, Fl 33813
Phone: (863) 647-4808
FAX: (863 647-4717
[email protected]
Website: http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/worldlanguages.htm
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