1.   Searched for gold and The Fountain of Youth  Conquered Puerto Rico  Discovered Florida  Wounded in battle by a poisoned arrow and died in Cuba  Ponce, the 3 rd largest city in Puerto Rico is named after him Juan Ponce de León

2.   Born in 1466 in Tenochtitlán  Ruler of the Aztec Empire  Afraid of god named Quetzalcoatl  Captured by Spaniards and ordered by Spaniards to force his people to obey them; Aztecs refused to listen and stoned Montezuma to death Montezuma II

3.   Born in 1485 in Medellin (near Castile, Spain)  Became Captain General of the Yucatán expedition  Befriended local Native Americans in Tabasco  Captured Montezuma and used him to control Aztecs  Took over the Aztec Empire  Died in Spain in 1547 Hernán Cortés

4.   http://www.schooltube.com/video/33f88dcccb68d8465d80/ Severo-Ochoa http://www.schooltube.com/video/33f88dcccb68d8465d80/ Severo-Ochoa  Born in 1905  Moved to Germany to study biochemistry  Married Carmen Garcia Cobian in 1931  Head of Department of Medicine at the University of Madrid  Moved to United States and lived in New York City  Earned the Nobel Prize in 1955 for discovering an enzyme that enabled the formation of RNA (ribonucleic acid) in a test tube  Become a U.S. citizen in 1956  Returned to Spain in 1985 and died in 1993 Severo Ochoa

5.   Born in Mexico  Extremely intelligent  Dedicated her life to learning—became a nun  Studied over 4,000 books on theology, astronomy, philosophy, literature, mathematics, painting, and music  Had conflict with the church for not wanting her to be educated and learn (not allowed for women)  Died during an epidemic while taking care of other sick nuns Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

6.   Born in 1753 in Mexico  Was a priest  In 1810 rang the church bell to call for a meeting; delivered a famous speech “El Grito de Dolores” to encourage Mexicans to fight against the government  Used a banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe  He was captured, removed from the priesthood and executed  He became a patriotic hero Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

7.   He was born in 1783 in Venezuela  Read famous writings that inspired him to want independence for Hispanic South America  Failed to liberate Venezueal…moved to Jamaica and wrote the famous letter “Letter to Jamaica”  Received money and weapons from Haiti and returned to Venezuela for another revolution with 2,500 soldiers  Defeated the Spanish in 1819  Liberated Venezuela, Columbia, Peru and Bolivia  Died in 1830 Simón Bolívar

8.   Born in 1794 in Mexico  Became a hero for stopping Spain’s attempt to re-conquer Mexico  Led an army into Texas  Won at the Alamo and Goliad  Was defeated and taken prisoner by Sam Houston  Took over Mexico in 1841  Tricked President Polk into sending him to Mexico to make Peace; took over Mexican army again and attacked the U.S.  Was president of Mexico 11 times  Died blind and poor in Mexico in 1874 Antonio López de Santa Anna

9.   Born in San Antonio, TX  He was of Mexican descent  Led a band of Tejanos (Mexicans living in TX) against Santa Anna’s army  He fought at the Alamo  Betrayed by a Mexican commander and disowned by Texas  Forced to choose between Mexican army or prison  Died in 1890 in Mexico (felt betrayed by Texas Anglos and never forgave them) Juan Seguín

10.   Born in 1853 in Havana, Cuba  Led a movement for the independence of Cuba  Famous writer-lived in Cuba, Spain, France, Guatemala, New York  Formed an invasion of Cuba to free it, died in battle a month later  Cuba achieved independence in 1902 Jose Martí

11.   He is a painter from Mexico  Known for his mural paintings  Died before completing his most ambitious work  He was married to Frida Kahlo (another famous Mexican painter) Diego Rivera

12.   Famous Mexican painter  Married to Diego Rivera (another famous painter from Mexico)  In a bus accident at the age of 18 that left her disabled for life  Painted self portraits—mostly Frida Kahlo

13.   Born in Mexico in 1911  Plays the accordion  Nickname El Huracán del Valle (The Hurricane of the Valley—because of his fast playing)  Became famous in Texas, San Franscisco, Spain, and France  Inducted into the Conjuto Music Hall of Fame  Died in 1992 Narciso Martínez

14.   Born in March 1927 near Arizona  His parents were Mexican-American migrants  Started the Farm Workers Association (now known as the National Farm Workers Association/NFWA)  Joined in with grape growers in a protest/used sit- ins and non-violent marches  Five years of protesting (including not buying grapes)  Died in 1993 César Chávez

15.   Born in Bolivia in 1930  Taught math for 12 years in Bolivia  Moved to California with his wife in 1963  He spoke no English; He went to night school for 7 years and received a degree in Mathematics  Taught at a school with 98% Latino population  Started an AP Calculus class  Film made about him called “Stand and Deliver”  Retired from teaching in 1998 Jaime Escalante

16.   Born in Puerto Rico in 1934  A baseball player  Joined a major league team at the age of 17  Had a great throwing arm and fielding skills  He was a key part of his team, The Pirates, winning the championship in 1971  He hit is 3,000 th base hit in 1972 (when I was born ) And on his way to bring supplies to people in Nicaragua (they suffered and earthquake) his plane crashed and he and four others were killed He was the first Latino to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Roberto Clemente

17.   Born in August 1944 in Puerto Rico  Was hospitalized for two weeks as a child from a sever medical condition-made her want to go into medicine  Received a degree from The University of Puerto Rico and moved with her husband to Michigan in 1970  She was appointed U.S. Surgeon General in 1989  She fought to improve the health of Americans  Focused on groups that were often neglected: children, women, and minorities  Left the position of Surgeon General in 1993 Antonia Novello

18.   Born in 1947 in Los Angeles  Father was Mexican and mother was Mexican- American  Graduated from high school in 1965  Received an AA degree in sociology  Was afraid to speak in public; enrolled in drama class  Now famous actor (received and Emmy award for Miami Vice-the television show Edward James Olmos

19.   Born in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico in 1947  Father was a mariachi violinist  Santanna like the rock and blues music on the radio  Moved to San Fransisco and started a band  The band became famous for the unique style of music  He won 8 Grammy awards  Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Carlos Santana

20.   Born Havana, Cuba  Moved to Miami with parents in 1960  Started early in politics (taking after her father)  Elected as a state legislature, a senator, and eventually into congress  First Cuban-American woman to be voted into congress Ileana Ros- Lehtinen

21.   She is a writer and poet  Born in Chicago  Mexican father and Mexican-American mother  The House on Mango Street was her first book  Active spokesperson for the Latino community Sandra Cisneros

22.   She is a famous golfer  Learned from her father  Practiced golf since she was 8 years old  Played on the boys team in high school  Lost her mom during her first golfing tour  She is very active in the Hispanic community  Youngest golfer to be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame Nancy Lopez

23.   First Latina to travel into space  Plays the flute (accomplished flutist)  Born in Los Angeles in 1958  She was one of the 23 people chosen out of 1, 945 applications to become an astronaut  Has logged in over 1,000 hours in space Ellen Ochoa

24.   Famous Tejano singer  Played in a group with her brother and sister  First female latina to cross over into American music  Died at 24-shot by her manager  Still very popular (movie about her) Selena Quintanilla Perez