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Little is known of Mateo González Manrique before he joined the Spanish army as a young man. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in...

Maria Ruíz de Burton was a ‘Renaissance Woman’ of her time, excelling in politics, writing, and activism throughout the 19th century. Born on July 3...

Joseph H. De Castro made history as the first Hispanic to earn the Medal of Honor— the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat...

Biography Civil War Confederate Lieutenant Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Lieutenant Harry T. Buford

Gálvez was born in the small village of Macharaviya in the province of Málaga, Spain on July 23, 1746. He studied military science at the Academy of...

Federico Fernández Cavada was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on July 8, 1831 to Isidoro Fernández Cavada, a Spaniard, and Emily (Gatier) Cavada, a native of...

Lt. Col. Julius Peter Garesché, who served as Rosecrans's chief of staff, was the highest ranking Hispanic officer killed at the Battle of Stones...

Adolfo Fernández Cavada was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on May 17, 1832 to Spaniard Isidoro Fernández Cavada, and American Emily (Gatier) Cavada. He, and...

The American Civil War was a formative experience for the many Americans who lived through it. Hardly anyone escaped being touched by the war in some...

Born on September 29, 1755, Jordi Ferragut Mesquida, better known as Jorge Farragut, was the only known Spanish volunteer who fought under the...