Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Chronology xi
Chapter 1 Spanish Beginnings, 1500–1800 1
Chapter 2 Independence and Empire, 1800–1835 17
Chapter 3 Los Americanos, 1835–1848 33
Chapter 4 Separate Paths, 1848–1868 49
Chapter 5 Wars of Independence, 1868–1898 65
Chapter 6 Birth of a Latina/o Nation, 1898–1930 81
Chapter 7 Great Depression and World War II, 1930–1945 97
Chapter 8 Latina/os in Mid–20th-Century America, 1945–1965 113
Chapter 9 New Worlds, New Homes, 1965–1986 129
Chapter 10 Latina/os in a New Century, 1986–Present 147
Profiles 167
Primary Documents 193
Glossary 275
Bibliography 281
About the Author and Contributors 289
Index 291
