Encyclopedia of Latino-American History

From the moment the Spanish Conquest began in the late 1400s to the Census Department's pronouncement in the early 21st century that Latinos and Latinas now represent the largest minority group in the United States, Hispanic-American history has been an integral and essential part of American history. One cannot fully understand our nation's past without studying the roles, contributions, and impacts that Latinos and Latinas have had over the past 500 years. Encyclopedia of Latino-American Histo