As every year, El Sol Latino, a product of Hispanic Media, joins the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and this time is renewing its logo to honor the nations that helped build the foundations of a great country.
With our refreshed logo on different digital platforms and in our printed Weekly, we will pay a well-deserved tribute to the Hispanic community with the inclusion of the flags of the countries that are part of it.
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States from September 15 to October 15. It is an extremely important celebration, since it reminds us of the achievements and contributions of the Hispanic American members in the country, as well as the first Spanish explorations in the United States.
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However, this year creativity will be maximized because epidemiological norms are preventing congregations from doing so. The events, exhibitions and recitals will have forums on Internet sites. There we will celebrate our heritage, culture, spirit and the extraordinary contributions of Hispanic Americans.
So this year Hispanic Media is preparing its traditional and distinguished Hispanic Heritage Month Gala, which will be held on October 9 in a new format following new standards in the midst of the pandemic.
The origin of Hispanic Heritage
The history of this celebration dates back to 1968, when Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which included Sept. 15 – the date of the independence celebrations for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua – and Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 – the dates of Mexico and Chile’s independence celebrations.
A few years later, President Gerald R. Ford prompted schools and human rights organizations to participate fully in that commemorative week.
However, in 1988 under the Ronald Reagan administration the call for wider recognition of Hispanic Americans was reiterated and to that end Congress passed Act 100-402 which extended the celebration for a period of 31 days to be called National Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15.
Translated by: José Espinoza
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