Miami, Florida

Los Básicos Población:

2,363,600 Economía:

Turismo Comercio

Internacional Finanzas

internacionales Ropa ligera

Lenguajes Español: 66.75% Ingles: 25.45% Otros lenguajes:

7.8% Demográficos

34% Cubano; 12% Nicaragüense, Colombiano, Hondureño

La Historia

1763 1819-18211891

1896• Spain gives Florida to England in exchange for Havana, Cuba

• England becomes embroiled in the American Revolution

• Spain declares war on England to regain the Bahamas

• England ceded Florida to Spain

• Later, Spain gives up possession of Florida as a part of the Adams-Otis Treaty

• Julia Tuttle arrives in Miami. She convinces Henry Flagler of the area’s potential and he extends his railroad to Miami

• Miami is officially founded. It is the only large U.S. city to be founded by a woman.

Lugares Importantes

Saint Bernard de Clairvaux

• Un monasterio que fue construido en Segovia, España entre los años 1133 y 1141

• Fue transportado a Florida y reconstruido, pieza por pieza, en Miami en 1954

Lugares Importantes

La Pequeña HabanaFreedom Tower

Las Celebraciones

El Goombay Festival:

Un festival que se dedica a la mezcla

de culturas y gente del Caribe y de Latinoamérica

CubaNostalgia Festival:

Un festival que celebra el arte y la

historia de la población cubana en

Miami

El Festival de la Calle Ocho:La celebración

hispana más famosa del país. Es en el

barrio de La Pequña Habana pero celebra

otras culturas. De hecho, el festival fue una idea para unificar

todas las culturas hispanas de Miami

Due to the city’s rich and vibrant culture, Miami has been home to many musical movements and has also given rise to a genre that is a unique blend of cultural influences and styles of music.

Cumbia from Colombia Música llanera from Venezuela Vals Criollo from Peru Conga and Rumba from Cuba Samba from Brazil Reggae and Calypso from the Carribean

The city was also a major part of the disco scene.

La Música

• In addition to your formal command sheet, research an artist, sport, fine art, or famous person that is particularly important to the culture and history of Miami.

• After you have researched, write one paragraph about what you researched and why it is important to the varied culture of Miami and specifically how it connects to the Latin American / Hispanic / Cuban population of Miami.

• Write the paragraph in your spiral notebook.• It is due mañana!• You will be sharing with the class!

¡Tarea!