Latin Homesteaders

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Las Fundaciones de la Ley de Homestead de 1862
Ley de Homestead de 1862

Aprenda cómo el gobierno de los Estados Unidos distribuyó tierras gratuitas en 30 estados a través de la Ley Homestead de 1862.

The Building Blocks of the Homestead Act of 1862
Building Blocks of the Homestead Act

Many laws needed to come before the transfer of 270 million acres from the public domain to homesteaders.

Nina Otero-Warren: El Encanto de Mi País
Nina Otero-Warren: El Encanto de Mi País

Sufragista, Nina Otero-Warren, cuya historia familiar se remonta a la época colonial española, ya era un miembro importante de su comunidad.

Nina Otero-Warren: The Spell of My Country
Nina Otero-Warren

Nina Otero-Warren was already an important member of her Santa Fe community before claiming land under the Stock Raising Act.

Malverto Grijalva
De Naranjales a Suburbio

Poco sobre la tumultuosa juventud de Malverto Grijalva lo preparó para la vida asentada de un colono.

Pictures of Cut up Oranges
Malverto Grijalava

Little about Malverto Grijalva's tumultuous youth prepared him for the settled life he would build as a homesteader.

 
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The Homestead Act of 1862 gave citizens of the world an opportunity to obtain Free Land! Join Verónica, Homestead National Monument of America's Latino Heritage Intern, as she shares her research about homesteaders of Latino descent. Learn how these homesteaders materialized their American Dream through the Homestead Act.

 
 

Latin and Hispanic Homesteaders

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    Last updated: October 19, 2022

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