{"id":44555,"date":"2023-10-05T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=44555"},"modified":"2023-10-05T18:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T23:03:46","slug":"special-post-hispanic-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/special-post-hispanic-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL POST: Hispanic Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hispanic Heritage Month<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Special Collaboration Between Deaf Television Foundation and Deaf Network of Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Let&#8217;s EDUCATING yourself an important about Tejano history &amp;\u00a0as well as well-known native Tejana named Rosie Serna.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are excited to share some important information about Tejano history and as well as the well-known native Tejana named Rosie Serna.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 1: A Brief History of Tejanos<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The history of Texas Tejanos is older than we know. This is an official plaque (marker) that is located at the Texas State Capital. Texas. Location 30\u00b0 16.38 N, 97\u00b0 44.418 W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44556\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44556\" data-attachment-id=\"44556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/special-post-hispanic-heritage-month\/spanish-tejanos\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?fit=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX520 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632267884&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spanish Tejanos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?fit=560%2C843&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-44556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?resize=500%2C753&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spanish Tejanos 1519 - 1810 -- Tejanos are descended from the Spanish explorers and colonizers who settled Texas. They eventually took the name Tejano from the Spanish word Tejas, used by native American Indians who originally inhabited Texas. As early as 1519 Spaniards visited the Texas coast and a group led by Alvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca was the first to describe the native peoples of Texas and the geography of Texas between 1528 and 1534. The Texas Panhandle region was explored by Francisco V\u00e1squez de Coronado in 1541, while the DeSoto-Moscoso expedition explored northeastern Texas the following year. Soon, Spaniards explored the coastal regions and established Texas as a province.An attempt by France to establish a colony on the Texas coast in the 1680s, prompted Spain to send General Alonzo de Le\u00f3n in search of the French settlement. On his expeditions into Texas in 1686-1690, De Le\u00f3n founded the first Spanish mission in East Texas. These early expeditions named most of the major rivers in Texas and released many longhorn cattle which later became the foundation of the cattle industry in Texas. By 1718, a permanent community at San Antonio de Bexar had been The Spanish Tejanos Marker is on the far left side image. Click for full size. Photographed By James Hulse, August 30, 2022 2. The Spanish Tejanos Marker is on the far left side established by soldier-settlers and Franciscan missionaries, later expanded by families from New Spain and the Canary Islands. By the mid-1700s, Spanish settlements included the capital at Los Adaes (now Robeline, Louisiana), San Antonio and La Bah\u00eda (now Goliad). In the lower Rio Grande country, other settlers from the interior of Mexico and Spain, under the leadership of Jos\u00e9 de Escand\u00f3n, founded a network of towns. Tejano ranchers provided thousands of longhorn cattle to Spanish soldiers and settlers and even drove cattle northeastward to aid the American Revolution. Tejano pioneers left a proud ranching legacy in Texas.\" width=\"500\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?resize=560%2C843&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?resize=260%2C392&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spanish-Tejanos.jpg?resize=160%2C241&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to view full size picture<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Tejanos are descended from the Spanish explorers and colonizers who settled Texas. They eventually took the name Tejano from the Spanish word Tejas, used by native American Indians who originally inhabited Texas. As early as 1519 Spaniards visited the Texas coast and a group led by Alvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca was the first to describe the native peoples of Texas and the geography of Texas between 1528 and 1534. The Texas Panhandle region was explored by Francisco V\u00e1squez de Coronado in 1541, while the DeSoto-Moscoso expedition explored northeastern Texas the following year. Soon, Spaniards explored the coastal regions and established Texas as a province.<\/p>\n<p>An attempt by France to establish a colony on the Texas coast in the 1680s, prompted Spain to send General Alonzo de Le\u00f3n in search of the French settlement. On his expeditions into Texas in 1686-1690, De Le\u00f3n founded the first Spanish mission in East Texas. These early expeditions named most of the major rivers in Texas and released many longhorn cattle which later became the foundation of the cattle industry in Texas. By 1718, a permanent community at San Antonio de Bexar had been established by soldier-settlers and Franciscan missionaries, later expanded by families from New Spain and the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<p>By the mid-1700s, Spanish settlements included the capital at Los Adaes (now Robeline, Louisiana), San Antonio and La Bah\u00eda (now Goliad). In the lower Rio Grande country, other settlers from the interior of Mexico and Spain, under the leadership of Jos\u00e9 de Escand\u00f3n, founded a network of towns. Tejano ranchers provided thousands of longhorn cattle to Spanish soldiers and settlers and even drove cattle northeastward to aid the American Revolution. Tejano pioneers left a proud ranching legacy in Texas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 2: Tejano Monument at Texas State Capitol<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_44559\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44559\" data-attachment-id=\"44559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/special-post-hispanic-heritage-month\/tejans-statues-by-baldwin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?fit=573%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"573,572\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tejans statues by baldwin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?fit=560%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-44559\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=500%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This monument was erected in 2012. The photos on the middle left are from the State Preservation Board and the rest of the photos were taken by Dr. Steve C. Baldwin.\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?w=573&amp;ssl=1 573w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=560%2C559&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tejans-statues-by-baldwin.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to view full size picture<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This monument was erected in 2012. The photos on the middle left are from the State Preservation Board and the rest of the photos were taken by Dr. Steve C. Baldwin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 3: A True Deaf Tejana: &#8220;Rosie&#8221; Maria Del Rosario Serna<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_44560\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44560\" data-attachment-id=\"44560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/special-post-hispanic-heritage-month\/rosie-serna-flyer-by-baldwin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rosie Serna flyer by Baldwin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-44560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rosie Serna was a true Tejana. Her family descended from Spain, Mexico (Ciudad Mier), and South Texas. She is also part Apache\/Comanche. She was one of the founders of the National Hispanic Council of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She also danced professionally for nine years in Austin. Additionally, she ran the only statewide Child Support program for the Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing in America.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rosie-Serna-flyer-by-Baldwin.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to view full size picture<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rosie Serna was a true Tejana. Her family descended from Spain, Mexico (Ciudad Mier), and South Texas. She is also part Apache\/Comanche. She was one of the founders of the National Hispanic Council of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She also danced professionally for nine years in Austin. Additionally, she ran the only statewide Child Support program for the Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing in America.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the marker and others, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=206070\">https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=206070<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special thank you to Deaf Television Foundation and Dr Steve C. Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Deaf Television Foundation, check it out: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064695711875\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064695711875<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hispanic Heritage Month A Special Collaboration Between Deaf Television Foundation and Deaf Network of Texas Let&#8217;s EDUCATING yourself an important about Tejano history &amp;\u00a0as well as well-known native Tejana named Rosie Serna. We are excited to share some important information&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/10\/05\/special-post-hispanic-heritage-month\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[27727,9958,25817,13149,27725,985,846,27728,23240,5145,27726],"class_list":["post-44555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-apache","tag-comanche","tag-deaf-television-foundation","tag-dr-steve-c-baldwin","tag-hispanic-heritage-month","tag-history","tag-mexico","tag-republic-of-mexico","tag-rosie-serna","tag-spain","tag-tejana"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-bAD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45736,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/10\/30\/deaf-smith-anthology-book-by-dr-steve-baldwin-now-available-buy-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":44555,"position":0},"title":"Deaf Smith Anthology Book by Dr. Steve Baldwin Now Available! 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