National Hispanic Heritage Month

Updated 4/2011

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage - Gale Offers Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the National Register of Historic Places - Highlights various publications, properties listed in the National Register, and National Parks that deal directly with the ingenuity, creativity, cultural, and political experiences of Hispanic Americans.

Census Bureau Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month - Did you know that 1.6 million businesses are owned by Hispanic Americans?  Find interesting statistics (such as the number of college students who are Hispanic and which city has the highest Hispanic population) at the Census Bureau's site.

Infoplease Hispanic Heritage Month page - Features that celebrate Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources - Smithsonian Education: information, activities and resources for educators, families, and students. Educational materials emphasize inquiry based learning with primary sources and museum collections.

Mexican Independence Movement - 200th Anniversary

Mexico Online - Brief history of Mexican Independence.

Mexico 2010 - Official Mexico 2010 from the Mexican government.

Mexico 2010 in Chicago - From the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, information and a calendar of local events celebrating Mexican Independence and the Mexican Revolution's 100th anniversary.

Biblioteca Digital Bicentenario - En Español, Bicentennial Digital Library, in Spanish.