The unknown and surprising story of the Spaniard that Saved George Washington’s Butt, the Dominican New York City’s First Settler, and Other forgotten Hispanics that Shaped U.S. History
Did you know George Washington turned to a Hispanic governor for help in defeating the British during the American Revolution? Bernardo de Gálvez, the Hispanic governor of Louisiana at the time, prevented the British from attacking Americans from the South and sent medicine, weapons, uniforms, and other goods to Continental Army troops on the Mississippi River.
“Hispanics have made significant contributions to the formation of the United States and we belong here,” said Fesser. “I want children from all cultures to go to school and hold their heads high. It’s particularly important given the world today that young people know we all make up America and we are all worthy of respect.”
The stories of these Hispanics are isolated dots in the map of America’s history, but if we take the time to connect them, readers may be surprised to learn that together they show, loudly and clearly: Hispanics belong here in the U.S. Periodista conocido, junto a su compañero Juan Luis Cano, por su innovador programa de radio Gomaespuma, que se emitió en España durante 25 años llegando al millón de seguidores diario. La información era su objetivo; el humor, el vehículo utilizado para llegar a la gente. Estudió periodismo en la Universidad Complutense se Madrid y cine en la Universidad del Sur de California, a través de una beca Fulbright. Con su hermano, el director de cine Javier Fesser, ha escrito los guiones de El Milagro de P.Tinto, La Gran Aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón y Cándida (película ésta última que dirigió él mismo). Ambos acaban de dirigir por vez primera juntos una emotiva película para Acción Contra El Hambre en Filipinas. Fesser reside en Rhinebeck, Nueva York, el pueblo que dio título a su libro sobre la vida cotidiana en la Ámerica rural, A Cien Millas de Manhattan This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
3 окт 2024
