Hispanic Heritage Month at BGC

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  1. 6. This Puerto Rican baseball player was named the most valuable player (MVP) in the National League in 1966 and was also known for his humanitarian work.
  2. 7. This country is home to 37,266 registered archeological sites.
  3. 8. Puerto Rican singer who helped bring reggaeton and trap music to a wider audience, with songs like “Diles” and “Soy Peor”? His real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
  4. 13. This leader is regarded as the father of Uruguayan independence for his resistance efforts to keep Argentina from absorbing Uruguay from 1814-1819.
  5. 15. Mexican painter, best known for her self portraits.
  6. 17. Commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862
  7. 18. The play "Evita" is loosely based on events of this famous Argentine’s life.
  8. 20. This Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator is regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
  9. 21. This country ranks 6th in the world for longest life expectancy.
  10. 22. This country is home to the world’s smallest bird, the Bee Hummingbird.
Down
  1. 1. Mexican labor leader who was instrumental in changing the working conditions of migrant workers on American farms.
  2. 2. One of the seven wonders of the world, this archeological site was built by the Incans in Peru.
  3. 3. The first ever chocolate bar was created in this country.
  4. 4. First Hispanic person, and woman of color, to serve as an American Supreme Court Justice
  5. 5. This Puerto Rican actress and singer is the highest paid Latina actress in the history of Hollywood.
  6. 9. This country is home to the largest salt flat in the world.
  7. 10. First baseball player from Latin America to be elected the American League Rookie of the Year, in 1956
  8. 11. The national tree of this country is the cinchona tree which produces Quinine, the first drug used to prevent and treat malaria.
  9. 12. This country is home to approximately 90 active volcanoes.
  10. 14. 8000 year old dish considered sacred to Aztec and Maya civilizations.
  11. 16. This controversial Argentine revolutionary wrote "Guerilla Warfare" (1960).
  12. 19. Named "fresh water," this beverage originated in Mexico.