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The Banana Wars consist or are a series of wars where the U.S. invading and occupied various Caribbean and Central American countries. Spanish-American War Occupation of Nicaragua , 1912-1933 (21 years). First occupation, 1912-1925. Second occupation, 1926-1933. Depression marks U.S. troop withdrawals, 1933. Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico , 1914 (see Border War (1910-1919)) Occupation...
Las medallas conmemorativas son documentos de caracter permanente de que se ha valido el hombre que vive en sociedad para conmemorar hechos trascendentes de la actividad humana en todos sus ordenes o tambien para honrar a divinidades o personalidades esclarecidas. Estas, como las monedas, las condecoraciones y los monumentos, pertenecen a la ciencia numismatica, la cual precisamente resulta del...
A project about the history and genealogy of Blacks in Panama. (Slavery and emancipation in Panama under Spanish rule. Gold roll and silver roll in Panama Canal Zone. Maroons, zambos. West indies workers in Panama Canal zone.)==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.*Problem finding...
This project is to research and find out more about the Powell and other related families, originating in Jamaica, West Indies.== Notables ==== Links ==* The Modern-Day Maroons: A Genealogy site of the Welsh-Melville clan, including the six-plus related families * Welsh Family of Jamaica Elder's Stories ====
Whether they are songs and dances from Mexico, Cuba, Spain or Brazil, there is that unmistakable beat and colorful presentation. Enjoy these performers who proudly represented their culture and countries while making movies in Hollywood - artists singing and dancing.==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own res...
Amphictyonic Congress: The First Congress of Panama - July 1826 The First Congress of Panama (also referred to as the Amphictyonic Congress, in homage to the Amphictyonic League of Ancient Greece) was a congress organized by Simón Bolívar in 1826 with the goal of bringing together the new republics of Latin America to develop a unified policy towards the repudiated mother country Spain. Held in...
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar, (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830).Simón Bolívar is regarded in Hispanic America as a hero, visionary, revolutionary, and liberator. During his lifetime, he led Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela to independence, and helped lay the foundations for democratic ideology i...
History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean began with seven sailors arriving in Christopher Columbus' crew. Since then, the Jewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 — more than half of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.>>==Projects>>* The Latin American Jewish Odyssey >>* Jews of Brazi...
This project is a portal for Maroon groups throughout the Americas, and a product and sister to the Facebook group of the same name: Maroon Culture .==WHO AND WHAT ARE MAROONS?==The word Maroon is said to stem from the spanish word 'Cimarron', which means (from the colonialist's perspective) uncontrollable, 'wild, and untamed'. The etymological root of 'Cima' means top, as it relates to the mou...
In the 1800s, Chinese migrated to the Caribbean-bordered areas, including the Caribbean islands, Central America, and Mainland Caribbean (South America), including Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad, and Guyana. See Chinese Caribbean - Wikipedia ==The Bahamas==Chinese-Bahamians have a long history, dating back to at least 1879. The original Chines...
This project is to research and find out more about the Melville and other related families, originating in Jamaica, West Indies.My maternal grandfather, Cecil W. A. Melville . (KKW)"My Melville relatives came from Jamaica and settled in Guatemala, but first went to Panama and Costa Rica."--Evelyn Arguedas ( Re: Panama byway of Jamaca ).== Notables ==== Links ==* Melville family * The Modern-Da...
This project is to research and find out more about the Welsh/Welch/Walsh and other related families in Panama, who originating in Jamaica, West Indies.==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.*Problem finding an ancestors , open a discussion here and we all try to help*Start your o...