Little Spain

Little Spain (English for Little Spain ) was a neighborhood in Manhattan in New York City in the 20th century , in which mainly Spanish immigrants lived.

history

Little Spain was on 14th Street , between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. The Church of Our Lady of Guadelupe (No. 299) was founded in 1902 when Spaniards began to settle in the area. In 2010 the documentary Little Spain was shot by Artur Balder . This dealt with the presence of Spaniards in Manhattan. This is where the history of Little Spain in New York City in the 20th century has been illuminated.

Important expressions of Spanish life were the restaurants La Bilbaína, Trocadero Valencia, Bar Coruña, Little Spain Bar, Café Madrid, Mesón Flamenco or El Faro Restaurant, founded in 1927, and still in operation today at 823 Greenwich St. The Iberia was a famous Spanish restaurant Clothing store.

The heart of the Spanish-American community was the Spanish Benevolent Society and the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe .

Similar to other ethnically dominated districts of Manhattan, such as Little Italy , Little Spain had its own festival, the Festival of James the Elder . It took place in June until the mid-1990s.

See also

• Small Germany

Web links

• La Vanguardia
• El Mundo
• Official Web Presence of the Spanish Benevolent Society

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Xavier Thero: Rostros familiares en Nueva York. , El País. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014. 
2. ↑ Xavier Thero: Rostros familiares en Nueva York PDF , El País / Meatpacking Productions. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014. 
3. ↑ Andrea Aguilar: Un documental repasa la historia de Little Spain en la calle 14 , El País USA. November 18, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010. 
4. ↑ Claudio Iván Remeseira: Hispanic New York Project , Hispanic New York Project. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 18, 2010.  
5. ↑ Un documental descubre la historia de Little Spain , EFE America. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 18, 2010.  
6. ↑ José Ángel Abad: Little Spain, el barrio español de Nueva York , Antena 3 TV. November 18, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2015. 
7. ↑ Nueva York descubre su Little Spain , Informativos Telecinco. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 18, 2010.  
8. ↑ Little Spain , RTVE. November 18, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010. 
9. ↑ Little Spain, el barrio español de Nueva York donde sólo se hablaba español. , Onda Cero Radio. November 18, 2010. Accessed on September 18, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
10. ^ Arturo Conde: Saga Gallega en Manhattan. Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver y la energía del pasado. , La Opinion de A Coruna. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 18, 2010.  
11. ↑ Juan José Payá: Artur Balder rescata en su documental la memoria española de Manhattan , Diario Informacion, Editorial Prensa Ibérica SA. December 18, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.