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Dear primos, friends, and readers:

On July 4th, we will all be celebrating the birth of our country. As Latinos we should take great pride in our mestizo ancestors who formed the foundation, "the roots" of the nation, 500 years exploring, riding on the backs of their horses.and settling throughout the Americas.

April 10th, 2008, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan bill to make the vision of a National Museum of the American Latino a reality.
As we know the Latino museum has not become a physical reality. Sadly, it appears, the direction has been to simply produce a virtual online museum.

However, in 2008, I met Robin Collins who gave me hope. She has real, physical, concrete evidence, living reality of the Spanish/Mexico contributions to development of the United States in . . . a herd of unique horses in Madera, California.

The DNA of these horse have been studied by universities both in California and Texas, substantiating the entry into the Americas of Spanish horses and their continual presence since then.

Since January of this year, in every issue of Somos Primos I have included information on the importance of the Iberian horse/Wilbur-Cruce under the SPAR initiative, the Spanish Presence in Americas Roots.

In this issue you will read about CAREM, A.C. binational effort to trace the Corridor Stories of Baja and Alta California, in collaboration of a UNESCO, World Heritage Initiative. The goal to identify Camino Real de las Californias as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As readers you know that Somos Primos has been online for 17 years. I have never requested or asked for funds for Somos Primos. My mission has always been to promote the good, positive accomplishments of our community. Last month was the first time that I ask for support and it was for the Heritage Discovery Center and Robin. To those who responded, thank you very much.

Robin Collins, who is not Latino, long ago recognized the nobility, character and usual intelligence of this specific breed. For 26 years she has been dedicated, telling their story to all who would listen.
Robin has never received any grants or funds. Relying on her own resources, Robin has cared for the need of her "ponies", 7 days a week,
24 hours a day. Because of the drought in California, the herd which
has now reached 65 can no longer use natural greenery to feed on. It costs approximately $5,000. a month.

Robin, in great despair said, If the Hispanic community does not invest in preserving these Iberian horses, there will be no recourse but to disband this rare genetic resource, inevitably resulting in the gradual disappearance of these distinct, valuable Iberian horses and a terrible loss of a unique scientific opportunity to study them.

I feel that through DNA research, these horses will greatly clarify the age of exploration, evidence and proof of the contributions made by our Spanish explorers . . with their horses, our ancestors, and will finally receive the respect due them.

Adapted quickly, our indigenous ancestors added the Spanish horse to their communities. To the indigenous the horse became "big dog," their other four-footed companion. The Spanish, indigenous, and horse together shaped the Americas, and profoundly affecting the entire world.
That is our history. That is the history of the United States.

This morning I received another bit of information which I found fun and fascinating.
Robin Collin's birthday is July 4th!!! How about that . . . Send
Robin a Happy Birthday message that you care.
The history of the Iberian horse is our history.
Please help save them, and our history which is embedded in their DNA.
Any donation, even a dollar would be appreciated. Thank you . . .
Mimi

Heritage Discovery Center, The HDC is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization.
Partner with Robin Lea Collins, go to www.ranchodelsueno.com,
and send a donation through Paypal or mail to: 40222 Millstream, Madera,
93636.

For further information, contact:
Delia Gonzalez Huffman 317-416-7234 fromhuffman@gmail.com
Robin Collins 559-868-8681 hdcranchodelsueno@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNITED STATES
Joe Lopez Dismantling a Texas Myth
Story of a famous Laredoan to be made into a film by Judith Rayo
Matador: Hero's Journey, The Life And Times Of Gus C. Garcia by Isidro
Aguirre
Granada Hills, CA Charter High School wins national Academic Decathlon —
again by Carla Rivera
Third time Anaheim High School, CA Receives ILC Program National Grant!
How I learned to Be Proud of Having Mexican Immigrant Parents by Alvaro
Huerta, Ph.D.
Mercy Bautista-Olvera Story
Ranking de países por número de hablantes y de nativos del español
Massive mural in Santa Ana, California four years in the making, sheds
light on Mexican-American history
Laguna Beach, CA to monitor thrice-damaged sculpture honoring 9/11
victims by Bryce Alderton
Take Action: Army cancels Christian speaker at atheist's request
Seven year old told he can not share Bible verses with friends on school
grounds
As venture capital dries up, tech start-ups discover frugality by Tracey
Lien
Hispanic Market Stats
Mendez vs. segregation: 70 years later, famed case 'isn't just about
Mexicans. It's about everybody coming together'
Tour of historical spots helps Mendez education efforts
Melon strike 50 years ago in Starr County sparked Chicano movement in
Texas
Is Javier Palomarez the Most Influential Man in American Politics?

HERITAGE PROJECTS
Corredor Historico CAREM A.C./ Corridor Stories Report by Mimi Lozano
Heritage Discovery Center and Rancho del Sueño
Bridle-less Horses
Introducing Mustano and Francisco

HISTORIC TIDBITS
Documentary: The Alamo: the Real Story Investigates the History, Myth
and Popular Culture of Wild West

HISPANIC LEADERS
Sergeant Santiago J. Erevia
LULAC Statement on the Passing of Helen Chavez
Jesse Rodriguez shared his genealogy expertise

AMERICAN PATRIOTS
The Response by Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
Two Veterans received their Martin High School Diplomas, drafted while
H.S. Juniors during WWII
VA Launches Veterans Legacy Program
Lt. Commander John Waldron & Torpedo Squadron 8
The Story of "Bad Angel": Pima Air and Space Museum...
Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942, The Role of COMINT by Henry F.
Schorreck

EARLY AMERICAN PATRIOTS
From Across the Spanish Empire Spanish Soldiers Who Helped
Win the American Revolutionary War, 1776-1783 by Leroy Martinez

SURNAMES
Genealogia de la Familia Michel por Alfredo I, Pena Perez

DNA
Why genetic research must be more diverse
First DNA from ancient Phoenician shows Europe ancestry
Scientists have discovered the British are descended from a tribe of
Spanish fishermen
Extinct Humans' DNA is Helping US Today

FAMILY HISTORY
The Longoria-Chapa dynasty in South Texas and Northern Mexico

EDUCATION
Tejano Carlos E. Cansino’s Memories of Migrant Farm Worker Travels in
the 40s and 50s
A chance to grasp: Four Tustin High students design and build a
prosthetic for Irvine seventh-grader
CSUF geology student Crystal Cortez studies special fossil as 'the shark
by Angie Marcos,
Musician Daniel Lopez, Varsity Arts' Artist of the Week headed to UCI
for math or engineering major

CULTURE
‘Project Runway’ Exclusive: Layana Aguilar Reveals Gown For Disney’s
‘Elena Of Avalor’
Dientes blancos
What is Mexcellent? Let Enrique Garcia Naranjo explains
Song: Somos Familia
Book: La Vaca Loca, El Torito Pinto, and The Correfoc by Jaime Cader

BOOKS AND PRINT MEDIA
The Int’l Latino Book Awards: Leading In Latino Cultural Recognition by
Kirk Whisler
Abuse Behind the Badge by Rosaura Torres: Personal story of survival of
Domestic Violence.
Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima" to be made into an opera
El Cinco de Mayo by David Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D.
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” by Sebastian Junger
Lone Star Unionism, Dissent, & Resistance: Other Sides of Civil War
Edited by Jesus F. De La Teja

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
SHHAR, July 9th: Spanish Patriots During the American Revolution and the
DAR and SAR Connection
SHHAR, June 11th: On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam Photos
Students Exhibit What They've Learned About Latina Icons, by Angie
Marcos, through July 31st
Almost 200 volunteers helped assist over 300 applicants for citizenship
in Anaheim
Heroes Hall, Orange County, CA future veterans museum, rolls to its new
home
10K California Arts Council Grant Awarded to Breath of Fire Latina
Theater Ensemble
Anaheim , California, 1887-West Center Street where Disneyland is now
located.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
House of Aragon by Michael S. Perez, Chapter 20: The Robbing of the
Cradle
Jose Montoya's Abundant Harvest: Works on Paper/ Works on Life, until
July 17, UCLA
For the Love of Film: UCLA Film & Television Archive

CALIFORNIA
The Mexican “Repatriation” of the 1930s and My Family by M. Guadalupe
Espinoza
View from the Bridge by Herman Sillas

NORTHWESTERN, US
Europe's Most Original Ethnic Group Transformed Culture of Idaho/ Nevada
Basque Country, U.S.A.
Photo: Wagon train is in eastern Colorado in 1880.

SOUTHWESTERN, US
Findings shed new light on
Go in Peace by Catherine Watson
Early History of Springer by Louis F. Serna
Miguel and Ernestina Soto by Mary Ann Soto Ekstrom
Tucson Birthday Event - August 19th,
Findings shed new light on 1918 Porvenir massacre

TEXAS
The original Alamo may have been found by Arden Dier
On This Day:
May 31st, 1783 -- San Antonio merchant killed by Apaches
May 28th, 1861 -- San Antonio mission reopens as Marianist training
center
June 3rd, 1973 -- Bilingual instruction mandated in Texas schools
June 17th, 1897 -- First TSHA annual meeting held in Austin
Texas Genealogical College by Judge Edward Butler
José de Escandón, he was more of a colonizer than a conquistador by
Gilberto Quezada
Mexican American Heritage, Sample Instructional Material: Proclamation
2017
San Antonio to Host First-Ever Summit on Mexican-American Studies in
Texas Schools

MIDDLE AMERICA
"Rudy Padilla - from Kansas" 1967
The Early Years, Rudy Padilla from Kansas
Photo: Omaha Board of Trade in Mountains near Deadwood, April 26, 1889.
Sent by Ed. Alcantar and Eva Booher

EAST COAST
2nd Lt Heather Schmidt

AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Rosenwald Schools
National Museum of American Jewish History to Honor Julius Rosenwald

INDIGENOUS
Nine in 10 Native Americans say not offended by Washington Redskins name
Amazon Tribe Creates 500-page Traditional Medicine Encyclopedia

SEPHARDIC
In India, with the Lost Tribe of Ephraim by Rabbi Keith Flaks
May 14, 1948 Establishment of Israel: The Declaration of the
Establishment of the State of Israel

ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient Mayan observatory was used to track sun and Venus
New fossils may settle debate over 'Hobbit' people's ancestry

MEXICO
Exploring royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán.
Mayo 28 y 29: Asociacion Estatal de Cronistas E Historiadores de
Coahuila, A.C.
Bautismo del General Revolucionario Luis Alberto Guajardo Elizondo
Matrimonio del Capitàn Don Andres Videgaray y Doña Marìa Tomasa Crespo

CARIBBEAN REGION
A 15-year-old boy from Canada has 'discovered' a forgotten Mayan city
List of Notable Puerto Rican military personnel

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
A 91 Year-Old Peruvian Man Translated ‘Don Quijote’ to Quechua
Brazilian Artist Tunga Dies at 64
Boletin de Genealogías Colombíanas
Guerra Química y Biológica contra los campesinos de Colombia
La República Federal de Centro América y los primeros franceses,
1823-1831.

OCEANIC PACIFIC
Beyond Band of Brothers Tours,
Guy Gabaldon: The Pied Piper of Saipan
Ell Itinerario Cultural del Galeon de Manila

PHILIPPINES
Miss Tourism Philippines 2016 competition: Sharyl Diana Catchillar
Return voyage: Piece of Manila in Mexico
The Filipino Surnames by Eddie AAA Calderon, Ph.D.

SPAIN
¿Memoria? por Ángel Custodio Rebollo
Romero de Terreros por Ángel Custodio Rebollo
Las Grandes Batallas de la Historia de Espana
Carlos Coloma de Saa, Soldado, Embajador y Cronista
Major victory against the BDS movement as Spanish court bans citywide
Israel boycott

INTERNATIONAL
Maravilla del Mundo
The Six-Day Miracle: The 1967 War and How It Changed Israel
Children of the 1930's & 1940's "The Last Ones"