Central Americans in Lincoln's Army
Historical data reveals several U.S. Colored Troops and Civil War soldiers were born in Central America. Join the search.
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Claudia A Portillo
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min
A Rare Discovery And Painful History
My family is from Central America and 7 percent of our DNA is African. I FINALLY found one of my African ancestors on familysearch.org.
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Claudia A Portillo
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
CARLOS A. PINEDA: A Salvadoran Ballet Dancer with the 1930s San Francisco Ballet Company
Carlos Antonio Pineda was born in Sonsonate, El Salvador. He moved to San Francisco in 1923 and became the first Salvadoran ballet dancer.
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