Portal:Hispanic and Latino Americans/Did you know/10


 * ... that New Jersey Assemblywoman-elect Maria Rodriguez-Gregg plays for a local roller derby team?
 * ... that Puerto Rico's diverse musical heritage influenced Ivy Queen's Christmas composition of "Vamos a Celebrar", which includes the traditional sound of the plena?
 * ... that the Mission olive was brought to California in the 18th century by Spanish missionaries?
 * ... that the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (pictured) is housed in a former stables, built in a dramatic architectural style named for a British Queen, in a park honoring a famous German?

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