Research a famous historical and/or present cultural figure from a Spanish-speaking country including Latinos in the USA.
Research one of the following noteworthy people: Policarpa Salavarrieta, Juan Martín de Porres Velázquez, Antonia Novello, Lin-
Manuel Miranda, Lisa Fernandez
In two well-developed English paragraphs (4-6 sentences each), write a brief biography of the noteworthy Latino/a.
In paragraph one describe where your person is from, and what line of work they do/did.
Include interesting details about the person's life and events that the person has/had experienced that are significant.
Give a time frame of when these events occurred.
In paragraph two describe the famous Latino/a's important contributions to his/her country, to Spanish speaking culture,
his/her career, etc.
What made this person famous or historical?
Why does he/she stand out above all the others?
If this person created something (art, music, legislation, literature), what are your thoughts about a particular work?
If this person liberated or fought for something, what is one question you may want to ask them?