Harvest of Empire : A History of Latinos in

Spanning 500 years of Hispanic history, from the first New World colonies to the 19th century westward expansion in America, this narrative features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland.

Introduction

ix

PART I---ROOTS (LAS RAICES)

Conquerors and Victims: The Image of America Forms (1500-1800)

3

(24)

The Spanish Borderlands and the Making of an Empire (1810-1898)

27

(31)

Banana Republics and Bonds: Taming the Empire's Backyard (1898-1950)

58

(23)

PART II---BRANCHES (LAS RAMAS)

Puerto Ricans: Citizens Yet Foreigners

81

(15)

Mexicans: Pioneers of a Different Type

96

(12)

Cubans: Special Refugees

108

(9)

Dominicans: From the Duarte to the George Washington Bridge

117

(12)

Central Americans: Intervention Comes Home to Roost

129

(20)

Colombians and Panamanians: Overcoming Division and Disdain

149

(18)

PART III---HARVEST (LA COSECHA)

The Return of Juan Seguin: Latinos and the Remaking of American Politics

167

(23)

Immigrants Old and New: Closing Borders of the Mind

190

(16)

Speak Spanish, You're in America!: El Huracan over Language and Culture

206

(22)

Free Trade: The Final Conquest of Latin America

228

(18)

Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: Possessed and Unwanted

246

(23)

Epilogue

269

(5)

Acknowledgments

274

(2)

Notes

276

(33)

Glossary

309

(2)

Bibliography

311

(14)

Interviews

325

(4)

Index

329

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Harvest of Empire : A History of Latinos in America

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