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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Natalie Saldarriaga
- Aug 6, 2022
- 6 min
A Medium in the Family
Despite being a pharmacist and having learned extensively about medicine, Francisco additionally used his spiritual ability to heal others.
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Claudia A Portillo
- Jun 17, 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
- Feb 6, 2022
- 7 min
NASA Pathfinder Luis Dominguez
Luis Dominguez is a NASA engineer and member of the team that made history in 2020 with the launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars.
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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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