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Posted by: Francisco Macías
Bernardo Vicente Apolinar de Gálvez y Madrid is one of those unsung heroes of American history. Today, I would like to share a few highlights about this giant of Americana. Born on July 23, 1746, in Macharaviaya—a town and municipio in Málaga within the autonomous community of Andalusia, which is situated in the south …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
This is a blog post by the Law Library of Congress about the Pyramid of Niches at El Tajín--a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Francisco Macías
The following is a guest post by Seth Brostoff, a legal metadata intern, who has been working at the Law Library of Congress for several months describing and creating metadata for a collection of Hispanic Legal Documents that span from the 15th to 19th centuries. Now that the dust of the celebrations surrounding Cinco de …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
The following is a joint collaboration with Janice Hyde, Assistant Law Librarian for Collections. March is a very important month for Texas. March is Texas History Month! Every year, on March 2, Texas celebrates the anniversary of its independence. And it’s no surprise that this anniversary aligns with the festivities set out for Texas Public …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
Trial of a Sow and Pigs at Lavegny, from The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character, ed. Robert Chambers, 1879. https://archive.org/stream/b22650477_0001#page/128/mode/2up At present, one of the projects that I am working on involves …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
“Heroic women of America: Mary Washington,” Mary Washington welcoming her son, George Washington from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) As this Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day, I figured this was a great opportunity to pay tribute to the “first mother” of the United States–Mary Ball Washington. But before we go …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
This is a blog post about Sylvia Mendez and the legacy of Mendez v. Westminster.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
May 3 marked the 60th anniversary of a little known case of American civil rights: Hernández v. Texas. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Civil Rights Act of 1964, I figured I would pay tribute to this case and further promote awareness of it. When we think of the American Civil …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
Today, I return to blogging for In Custodia Legis after a considerable hiatus. That gap came from being involved in other projects, among these the Library of Congress Leadership Development Program and the coordination of the Library’s recent Celebration of Mexico and tribute to the Living Legend Award Winner, Dr. Miguel León–Portilla. In keeping with Mexican and Spanish …
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