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==The Melting Pot of Hidalgo== | ==The Melting Pot of Hidalgo== | ||
Because of Hidalgo's rich mines, it has always been the site of immigration from other parts of Mexico and from abroad. Hidalgo is home to two important minority groups: Cornish immigrants who came to work in the mines of Hidalgo in the 1800s, and an enclave of Sephardic Jews who came to the New World in the 1500s and who now live in the community of Venta Prieta. Both groups have managed to preserve their cultural identity and traditions, but not their language; they speak Spanish as their primary--and only--language. | Because of Hidalgo's rich mines, it has always been the site of immigration from other parts of Mexico and from abroad. Hidalgo is home to two important minority groups: Cornish immigrants who came to work in the mines of Hidalgo in the 1800s, and an enclave of Sephardic Jews who came to the New World in the 1500s and who now live in the community of Venta Prieta. Both groups have managed to preserve their cultural identity and traditions, but not their language; they speak Spanish as their primary--and only--language. | ||
The Native American cultures of Hidalgo, however, managed to preserve their language in spite of subjugation and oppression at the hands of the Spanish conquerors. Indeed, Hidalgo is one of the states of Mexico with the greatest number of speakers of an indigenous language. They include the Nahua, the Otomí, and the Tepehua, all of whom still speak their own language. The largest group is the Otomí, with more than 250,000 speakers in the state of Hidalgo.<ref>Wikipedia, Hidalgo, Demographics, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo_(state), "Perfil Sociodemográfico [Sociodemographic profile]" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Hidalgo. Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 7, 2010.</ref> | The Native American cultures of Hidalgo, however, managed to preserve their language in spite of subjugation and oppression at the hands of the Spanish conquerors. Indeed, Hidalgo is one of the states of Mexico with the greatest number of speakers of an indigenous language. They include the Nahua, the Otomí, and the Tepehua, all of whom still speak their own language. The largest group is the Otomí, with more than 250,000 speakers in the state of Hidalgo.<ref>Wikipedia, Hidalgo, Demographics, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo_(state), "Perfil Sociodemográfico [Sociodemographic profile]" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Hidalgo. Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 7, 2010.</ref> | ||
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==Language Aids== | ==Language Aids== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library provides the following aids: | ||
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]] | *[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]] | ||
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The following English-Spanish dictionaries can also aid you in your research. You can find these publications listed below and similar material at many research libraries: | The following English-Spanish dictionaries can also aid you in your research. You can find these publications listed below and similar material at many research libraries: | ||
{{ | {{FSC|497306|title-id|disp=''Cassell’s Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary''}} New York: Macmillan, 1978. (FS Library book 743.21 C272c 1978.) | ||
Velázquez de la Cadena, Mariano. {{ | Velázquez de la Cadena, Mariano. {{FSC|240751|item|disp=''A New Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages''}} New York: Appleton- Century-Crofts, 1942. (FS Library book 463.21 V541n.) y también {{FSC|240751|title-id|disp=volumen 2}} del mismo. | ||
{{ | {{FSC|330060|title-id|disp=''Diccionario de Autoridades''}} (Dictionary of Authorities). 3 vols. Madrid: Edit. Gredos, 1963. (FS Library book 463 D56ld.) | ||
Additional language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, are listed in the "Place Search" section of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Additional language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, are listed in the "Place Search" section of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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{{Place|Hidalgo}} | {{Place|Hidalgo}} | ||
[[es:Hidalgo: Idiomas y Dialectos]] | [[es:Hidalgo: Idiomas y Dialectos]] | ||
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[[Category:Hidalgo, Mexico]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Hidalgo, Mexico]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | ||
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