We didn’t cross the border; the border crossed us!” This wry Mexican-American refrain serves as a reminder that the Hispanic presence in what is now the United States goes back a very long way. After all, the entire Southwest belonged to Mexico until 1848. And of course, the Spanish were the first Europeans to settle North America, establishing settlements—and Catholic mi (...)
February 08, 2013
Books
Hidden in Plain Sight
Latino CatholicismTransformation in America’s Largest Church Timothy MatovinaPrinceton University Press, $29.95, 328 pp.
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