HispanicHerritageNoteICS16COV

My Notes
 * 1) Notes from 4 sources with URL of each source.
 * 2) Notes in own words not copied and pasted.
 * 3) Notes organized by source.
 * 4) Each source is annotated.

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 * David G. Farragut was an admiral in the Union Navy. He was also the most famous Hispanic soldier in the Civil War. He joined the Navy when he was 10. David G. Farragut was also known for a famous remark during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. David G. Farragut also was the first person to earn the rank of admiral in the United States Navy. David G. Farragut's fleet of ships captured the Confederate ships in the harbor and won the battle. When David G. Farragut joined the Navy he was the youngest person ever in enlist.

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 * Loreta Janeta Velazquez was born in Havana Cuba in 1842. She came from a rich family in Cuba, but at age 14 she left her life in Cuba and married a man in the Texas army. She wanted to join the army, but was not allowed. So, she disguised herself as a man, had a uniform made and called herself Harry Buford. She organized a whole troop of soldiers in Arkansas, and actually fought in the battles of Bull Run, Balls Bluff, Ft. Donelson, and Shiloh. She also worked as a spy for the U.S. government.

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 * Alberto Gonzales was the U.S. Attorney General in 2005. He was in 1955 in Texas and is Mexican. He is one of eight children. His dad was a migrant worker, and only went to school through the second grade. His mom only had a sixth grade education. He live in a two bedroom house with his eight brothers and sisters. They had no telephone, no running water and no electricity. It is believed that his grandparents were illegal immigrants. Alberto was an honors student and excelled at college.

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 * Alex Rodriquez is one of the all time greatest baseball players . He was very motivated and led the record for the most home runs, runs scored, and runs batted in. He is Dominican and was born in New York City in 1975. However, his family moved to the Dominican Republic. This is where he first played baseball with his dad. Shortly after they moved back to the United States, his father left the family for good. They had no money and life was hard. His mom worked two jobs. Alex missed his dad and had to now help his mom. He always tried his best to make good grades in school.