Spain. A country of contrasts. Of fiestas and festivals, visually arresting cities, modern art forms and ancient monuments. Homeland of the flamenco, Picasso and Don Quixote, as well as an evolving cuisine. From statistics to culture, to cuisine, wine, travel and shopping, we bring you articles and links that will help you discover Spain’s rich cultural legacy. ¡Olé!
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From the Spaniards who first mapped much of the Eastern seaboard, the Southwest and the Pacific coast to successive generations of settlers and immigrants, Hispanic Americans have played definitive roles in forging U.S. history and culture. Click on the highlighted states or cities for an interactive tour of Hispanic American history!
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Groups across the country are working to preserve and pass on Latino history and heritage in the United States. Hispanic Magazine keeps you in touch with these efforts through its ongoing Save Our Heritage series.

Mount Cristo Rey: A Place of Pilgrimage
The view from Mount Cristo Rey sweeps two countries, three states—Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua—and immeasurable faith. Each autumn, a rocky trail crunches under the feet of 30,000 pilgrims zigzagging their way up the 2.5-mile desert trail to the monument, which depicts Christ on the cross.
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Mariachi USA Festival
The regal, sentimental style that personifies the Mexican identity in a way no other cultural manifestation can match is today widely embraced. And increasing opportunities to experience the music live, in its full glory, are strengthening the perception that mariachi is a living culture, as vital today as when it first captured international attention in grainy black-and-white Mexican films of the 1930s.
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The Next Generation: Latino Youths Preserve Traditions
Contrary to the scare tactics of some anti-immigration groups, Hispanic youth are assimilating into mainstream American culture—and fairly rapidly, researchers say. But that doesn’t mean they don’t value their heritage.
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The milestones in Hispanic American history are all here. Check out the greatest Hispanic achievements of the 19th Century and 20th Century.