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Spaniards on their way to the US in 1926 on the transatlantic liner, the Aquitania.
EL PAÍS SEMANAL IN ENGLISH

The forgotten Spanish diaspora in the US

Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, tens of thousands of Spaniards migrated to the US. They worked in tobacco companies, factories and mines. They settled in every corner of the country, from California to Hawaii, Florida to Ohio. James D. Fernández, a descendant of such migrants, has spent the last 10 years compiling the experiences of these pioneers

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