History

General Sites

• Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) -- A University of Texas site with links to English and Spanish language sites covering the history and culture of Latin America.
  

In Texas

• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (National Park Service) -- Provides images and the history of the four missions in San Antonio, Texas.

In the United States

• U.S. Latinos and Latinas & World War II -- First-person accounts of how individual Latinos contributed to the American war effort.
• Zoot Suit Riots (PBS) -- In English and Spanish. A history of the Los Angeles riots of 1940's in which Mexican-Americans and members of the armed services clash in a series of riots.
• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the National Register of Historic Places -- A National Park Service site that has links to places of historical and cultural importance.

In South America

• Icarito -- In Spanish. An online encyclopedia covering the history and culture of Chile.
• Library of Congress Country Studies -- Provides historical, political, economic, and sociological studies of each of these Latin American countries:
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Columbia
  • Chile
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Hondorus
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Spain
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

• Orinoco -- In English and Spanish. Articles on the indigenous people, geography, and culture of southern Venezuela.
• SoyGaucho.Com -- While there are some grammatical problems in the English version, the Spanish version is excellent, and both offer excellent information and pictures of the clothing, food, music, and culture of Argentina's famed "cowboy".