The following Internet sites provide initial points of departure for browsing the World Wide Web in search of Latina and Latino-related resources in and beyond the social sciences. It should be noted that while these links are provided as a service to the ALLA membership, the posting of said Internet links should in no way be regarded as an endorsement for products or viewpoints touted within the context of the links included here.

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Please submit your favorite Latina and Latino, or Latin American, Internet links for inclusion to webeditor@aaalla.org.

 

Museum Exhibitions

Centro Cultural Perú Virtual
http://www.perucultural.org.pe/

An extensive Internet portal to the arts, culture, theater, and publications of Peru .

 

Arte y Amistad - Museum of International Folk Art
http://www.moifa.org/home.php

Official website of the Museum of New Mexico ( Museum of International Folk Art ), including recent exhibitions concerned with Hispanic folk art and Maiolica ceramics.

 

Cerámica y Cultura
http://www.mayolica.org/indexfl.html

The story of Spanish and Mexican Mayólica exhibited at the Museum of International Folk Art in New Mexico.

 

Paño: Art from the Inside Out/Museum of International Folk Art
http://moifa.org/exhibitions/past/panos/index.html

Internet site for a past exhibition of the Museum of International Folk Art pertaining to Latino street art and counterculture.

 

Indigenous Mexico

Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS)
http://www.ciesas.edu.mx/

The CONACYCT sponsored website of the Mexican Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social.

 

Zapatistas In Cyberspace: A Guide to Analysis and Resources
http://www.eco.utexas.edu/Homepages/Faculty/Cleaver/zapsincyber.html#Analyses

A detailed summary and extensive listing of resources currently on the Internet regarding the Zapatista Liberation Army's rebellion in Chiapas . The author contends that the Zapatista's and their supporters have launched the first successful global information campaign ever waged on the Internet. Based on John Holloway (ed.), The Chiapas Uprising and the Future of Revolution in the Twenty-First Century, 1998.

 

Instituto Nacional Indigenista
http://cdi.gob.mx/ini/ini/programas.html

An overview of the INI programs mission statement and history, the site currently contains a statistical breakdown of census information on the indigenous peoples of the states of Chihuahua and Baja California, Mexico.

 

International Migration Studies

Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations
http://www.ceifo.su.se/

Provides a forum for the study and publication of scholarly papers concerned with international migration and ethnic relations. Papers currently posted include treatment of the question of international migration in Uruguay and related Latin American countries.

 

Language Services

Alta Vista Translation Service
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?

Provides for the automatic on-line translation of text from English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and from or to French, German, and Italian.

 

Latin American Studies

Aztlan E-Journal
http://www.cc.ukans.edu/~hoopes/aztlan/

Archives location of the Aztlan listserv devoted to discussions regarding Mesoamerican archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnography.

 

H-LatAm Discussion Network
http://www.h-net.org/~latam/

An international forum devoted to the discussion of Latin American history. Site maintained by H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine of the Michigan State University .

UT-LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu/

An excellent resource on Latin America and Latin American studies. Includes template for searching for resources by country and topic.

 

Internet Directories

CiberCentro
http://www.cibercentro.com/

Provides a key word search and awesome listing of Internet links by Latin American country of choice.

 

Mexican Colonial

Identification and Classification of Colorants… Mexico 's Early Colonial Period
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v16/bp16-05.html

Article published, and subsequently posted to, The Book and Paper Group Annual , Volume 16, 1997. Concerns the use of colorants employed in the creation of early colonial era Mesoamerican.

 

Latin American Internet

Historia del Internet
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/internethistory/indexesp.html

An overview of the history of the Internet by Latin American country…on a country-by-country basis.

 

Pre-Hispanic Mexico

The Mayan Epigraphic Database Project (MED)
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/med/medwww.html

An experiment in networked scholarship developed with the purpose of enhancing Classic Mayan epigraphic research. Housed at the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia , this site was originally developed by Rafael Alvarado, a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Virginia . This site may well prove to be one of the most revolutionary new resources for the collaborative study of the ancient Maya glyph system.

 

Ciudad Arqueologica
http://www.naya.org.ar/home.htm

Great source for images and software downloads pertaining to the art history and archaeology of the Americas.

 

Tarlton Law Library Resources on Aztec and Maya Law
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.html

An annotated bibliography on resources pertaining to the study of Aztec and Maya law at the University of Texas .

 

Genealogical Research

La Genealogia de Puerto Rico: The Genealogy of Puerto Rico
http://www.rootsweb.com/~prwgw/

An excellent resource for the study of Puerto Riqueno genealogy and family history. Includes an extensive clickable database of names and towns, and related links on Puerto Rico and the Puerto Riquenos.

 

Resources for Genealogical Research During the Texas Colonial Period, 1585-1836
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/guides/texascolonial.html

An overview of the primary archives and resources available to genealogists investigating the colonial era history of Texas .

 

Southwestern Missions

National Park Service: San Antonio Missions National Historic Park
http://www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm

An excellent overview of the Old Spanish missions of the area of San Antonio , Texas , including San Antonio de Valero, or the " Alamo ." Take the guided tour by way of the "Knowledge Trail."

 

California Mission Studies Association
http://www.ca-missions.org/

A comprehensive website devoted to the study of the Hispanicized Indian settlements and Spanish colonial missions of early California .

 

California Missions Foundation
http://missionsofcalifornia.org/

A foundation devoted to the preservation and protection of California 's 21 early colonial mission church sites.

 

Spanish Colonial Art and Culture

Spanish Colonial Arts Society
http://www.spanishcolonial.org/

The arts.html portion of this site provides an overview of Spanish colonial arts ranging from Santos to metal works.

ArteHistoria.com
http://www.artehistoria.com/

A robust body of information on the art history, culture and archaeology of Spain replete with thousands of images and .PDF magazine downloads.

Juegos Tradicionales

Juegos Tradicionales
http://www.acanomas.com/

An extensive listing of Latina (o) games and entertainment sources posted to a site originating in Argentina .

 

Hispanic and Latina Book Sources

 

Borderlands Books
http://www.borderlandsbooks.com/ourbooks.asp?catid=3&sortid=ItemAuthorLast

A bookstore that specializes in Hispanic and Latina American history and genealogy, and borderlands studies.

Document Compiled by Ruben G. Mendoza, Ph.D.