Explores the period from 1565-1880.

Episode 1: Foreigners in Their Own Land Latino Americans

Premiered September 16, 2013
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Episode 1: Foreigners in Their Own Land

Explores the period from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.

About the Program

Latino Americans

LATINO AMERICANS is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape North America over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S.

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