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Lección 1
Conexión Internet - Estados Unidos

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Nombres de lugares de los Estados Unidos


		Spanish Place Names in the USA			http:/freespace.virgon.net/


		Geographic Names Information System			http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Hispanoamericanos célebres


		Hispanic and Latino Famous People			http://www.some.lib.md.us/


		Famous Hispanics			http://coloquio.com/

Algunas palabras clave
Use the links on this page or a search engine to complete the activities. Key words for searching for information on Spanish place names in the United States and well-known Hispanic Americans:
Place names USA
Spanish place names USA
Individual place names
Famous Latinos / Famous Hispanics
Celebrities Hispanic / Celebrities Latino
Personalities Hispanic / Personalities Latino
Biography Latino / Biography Hispanic
Names of individual famous Hispanic Americans

Choose 6 places in the United States with Spanish names. What do their names mean? Give any details you find out about how they got their names.
Enter one of the following Spanish names or others that you know about in the search engine of the Geographic Names Information System. List two things you learned about the place(s).
- Pedernales-Texas
- Pecos-New Mexico
- Bodega-California
- Mesa Verde-Colorado
- Sierra Blanca-Arizona
Research six famous Hispanic Americans, two Mexican Americans, two Puerto Ricans, and two Cuban Americans. List one thing you learned about each.

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