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In 1991, Jose Basulto and Juan Pablo founded what was quite possibly historically Hispanics’ most life- sustaining organization to date. The Miami based nonprofit humanitarian group assisted raft refugees fleeing Castro’s Cuba on rafts. Tragically in 1996, false rumors that the group was terrorist-based brought about an order to release Cessna Skymasters leaflets onto Cuba. Cubans saw them & shot the aircrafts down that were flying in international waters, killing the pilots. The Brothers to the Rescue decided to stop seeking out Cuban rafters and shifted to helping people effected by US immigration.

Co- owner Juan Pablo left the organization, denouncing it to interviewers. Because of this, public funding dropped from 1.5 million to 320K, annually. Juan Pablo then claimed that the group planned to use weapons to blow up pylons to interrupt energy supplies. In 1999, the FBI charged Juan with defrauding and failing to register as a foreign agent. Although Brothers to the Rescue saved thousands, there are still many Cuban refugees trying to escape that unfortunately cannot. To this day, Cuba and other organizations still see Juan Pablo as a traitor.

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Maria Andreu is an important icon that deserves to be known. She is a leader in Hispanic Girls and Women pursuing jobs that in the 1800’s, were pretty much men-exclusive. She also is an influence on Florida because the Coast Guard is prominent here, and she was the first Hispanic female to join the Coast Guard. Even though Maria had 6 children, she accepted the offer becoming the first Hispanic American woman to serve in the coast guard, and the first woman to command a federal shore installation. Maria Mestre de los Dolores Andreu was born in Menorca an Island just off the Spanish Coast. Her family Immigrated to Florida where she met and then eventually married Juan Andreu, the Keeper of the St Augustine Lighthouse. On December 10th, 1859, Juan fell to his death when the lighthouse’s scaffolding broke. The Lighthouse Keeping job was usually handed over to a man, but the town decided that Maria, should be given the opportunity to do the job, and together the people of St Augustine raised the $400 a year salary. She held her position for three years until the Civil War. The light of the lighthouse was finally extinguished by Confederate soldiers in 1862. In those three years, She saved many sailors with her beacon of light that she shone to guide sailors to safety. Retired Lt. Cmdr. Marilyn Dykman, the first Hispanic American to pilot a coast guard aircraft said, “Maria opened the doors for women in the coast guard like myself and will carry on through our many generations to come”. Her leadership and perseverance as keeper of the lighthouse inspired generations of women to shine as female employees within federal service through her beacon of light."

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The Hispanic heroin that I commemorated for National Hispanic Heritage Month was Juana Gallegos. She was born in 1900 in Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She moved with her parents from hacienda and her father managed Miquihuana to Mexico City where they had political connections. She left Mexico in 1923 and went to San Antonio, Texas. She immigrated to San Antonio, Texas where she met her husband Aldofo Valdez, and they had three children Christina, Ninfa, and Adolfo. The reason why she moved to San Antonio, Texas was because of the agricultural restraint, for it was constantly changing and with the building of the National Mexican railway and Mexican revolution it was very challenging. According to https://americanhistory.si.edu/ she never stopped visiting her Mexican relatives or thinking of herself as Mexican. Even with these trials and tribulations that her homeland was going through it always had a special place in her heart. She made sure that her American born children were close to their heritage also, so they visited Maquihuana with the kids to meet family and friends in Mexico. To conclude, Juana was a proud Mexican she always said "Nací Mexicana y me voy a morir Mexicana." “I was born Mexican and I am going to die Mexican”. I think that is enough to say how much she loved where she came from.

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Innumerable Hispanics have influenced diverse customs in the US and have benefited who we are today. People such as Robert "Bob" Martinez have significantly impacted Florida and our nation for the greater good. Martinez devoted himself to one of America's first refuse to energy plants, a performing arts center, a convention center, reconstruction of the zoo, restoration of the 1915 City Hall building, and annexation of thousands of acres of undeveloped land.
Americans need to deeply consider appreciation for Hispanic role models and how they've shaped more of a 'United Nation.'

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Numerous of people contributed to America to shape it into the great nation it is today. Some of these people were Mario Molina, Mel Martinez and Ysrael Seinuk. They contributed to America by offering a model for the medical industries so that people that speak a different language can be treated with medication and represent Florida and its pivotal electoral power. Not to forget some of them influenced America in a marvelous way by making skyscrapers possible. Men or women many Hispanic Americans have affected our great nation.

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There were a plethora of people that contributed to Florida and helped Florida be the place it is today. Some of those people were Gen Elwood and Joseph Hernandez. Some of these contributions were canals that transported cotton, a bank that helped planters finance, planes that flew longer, and the idea of close air support. As you can see these men benefited Florida  a lot.

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I chose to write about Aida Levitan, Horacio Aguirre, Pedro Jose Greer, and Fernand Bujones, these people have impacted our society in an amazing way. Aida Levitan works hard to support Hispanic artists and events. Horacio Aguirre influenced south Florida by writing about Hispanic events and people in Miami-Dade through the Diario Las Americas newspaper. Pedro Jose Greer has devoted his work to helping the underserved of the community by giving them the proper medical attention. Fernand Bujones transformed the world of dance through his amazing talent. These four people have influenced Florida and the rest of world by making our culture, art, and even the economy better.