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Hispanics in Cleveland


According to Wikipedia, Hispanic Americans are Americans of origins in Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain. This encompasses distinct sub-groups by national origin and race, and there is much diversity of race and ancestry within national origin groups as well.

In Cleveland, Puerto Ricans make up the largest part of the local Spanish-speaking population. Mexicans are the 2nd-largest Spanish-speaking ethnic group in Cleveland.

So the immediate focus of this section will be on Puerto Rican-Americans and Mexican-Americans though other Hispanic groups will be covered as well.

Flag of Puerto Rico

Flag of Puerto Rico


Flag of Mexico

Flag of Mexico




Bienvenidos


Visit our on-line Hispanic Store
Items for all Hispanic Cultures

Visit our on-line Puerto Rican Store
Books, Music, DVDs, Clothes, Flags and More


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Bolivia FlagChile Flag

Colombia Flag Flag of Costa Rica

Flag of Cuba Flag of Dominican Republic

Ecuador FlagEl Salvador Flag

Guatemala FlagHaiti Flag

Honduras Flag Nicaragua Flag

Panama Flag Peru Flag

Uruguay FlagVenezuela Flag


News and Upcoming Events for Hispanics in Cleveland


Submit your Cleveland Hispanic news and events.


Out & About - Photos and Event Recaps


2009 Latino Fest at Cleveland Muny Lot
July 17-19, 2009


Grand Marshall of Puerto Rican 2009 parade

Grand Marshall of 2009 Puerto Rican parade


41st Annual Puerto Rican Parade
July 19, 2009


El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folkorico at Oktoberfest

El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folkorico at Oktoberfest




Organizations and Resources for Hispanics in Cleveland



Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
The Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center is dedicated to preserving and sharing the Puerto Rican and Caribbean traditions through the teaching and practice of the visual, performing, & literary arts.



Map of the world showing where Spanish is spoken

The dark blue represents countries where Spanish has official status. The light blue is where Spanish is spoken without official recognition.


Submit your Cleveland Hispanic organizations and resources.

Business, Education and Employment Information


US map of Puerto Rican population

Puerto Rican population in the US





Submit your Cleveland Hispanic jobs, classes and other opportunities.


Cleveland Hispanic Feedback and Memories

Mexican hat Dance by El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folkorico

El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folkorico




Submit your Cleveland Hispanic feedback and memories.

Hispanic History and Culture


Cinco de Mayo



cornmeal products such as tortillas and taco shells




Puerto Rico

Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Columbus' second voyage to the Americas.

In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War.

Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government.

In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status.

(facts courtesy of CIA World Fact Book)


Map of Puerto Rico


Mexico

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century.

A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation had been making an impressive recovery until the global financial crisis hit in late 2008.

Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states.

The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe Calderon.

(facts courtesy of CIA World Fact Book)


Map of Mexico



Tell us about the music, food, holidays, traditions, costumes, language and other qualities that make Hispanics so special.

Submit your Cleveland Hispanic cultural items.


Profiles of Hispanics in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the founder of the Mexican independence movement

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
founder of the Mexican independence movement



Emmanuel Carreira SJ, PhD
Renaissance Man of Philosophy and Light


If you know of a Cleveland Hispanic person who should be profiled,
please let us know.
ClevelandPeople.Com - Hispanic Ambassadors

José C. Feliciano
Jaime Lebrón
José C. Feliciano
Jaime Lebrón

Read more about the Hispanic and other Ambassadors. If you are interested in being considered to be an official ClevelandPeople.com Ambassador to the Cleveland Hispanic community, please contact us.






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