Native Americans arrived in the Miami region about 10,000 years ago. The area was covered in pine forests and had plenty of animals to hunt. They settled along the Miami River. The Tequesta Indians were the main tribe when the Spanish first ventured into Miami. The Tequesta had a lot control of almost all of South-eastern Florida. These Indians were not agricultural, but they did hunt, fish, and collect fruit and plants roots.
In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon saw Miami from the his ship but he did not come ashore. The Spanish did not step foot into the Miami area until Pedro Menendez de Aviles landed in Miami looking for his son. While there the Spaniards set up a mission to try to convert the Tequesta. But by 1570 the missionaries went to look for more willing subject and left Miami. The Spanish did not come back to Miami until 1743 and this time they built a mission and a fort. However once again the mission was pulled in less than a year.
The first non-Europeans to migrate to Florida were the Cubans. After Fidel Castro had taken over Cuba many middle class and wealthy Cubans fled to Miami. Many people in Miami did not like this migration, especially the African Americans, because the Cubans were taking their jobs. in 1956 100,000 Cubans flew to Miami and settled in the Riverside region, which is now better known as "Little Havana".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami
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Miami Florida now has a population of 362,470 people. Of that population about 65% of them are Hispanic or Latino and the remaining 35% are non-Hispanic or Latino; 11% of this is White. It is safe to say that the major religion within Miami is Catholicism. It is not only safe to say that...it is true. About 61% of Miami-Dade County is Catholic, 9% are Southern Baptist, and 30% are other religions.
Sources:
http://miamifl.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Miami-Dade-County-FL.html
Source for Photo
In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon saw Miami from the his ship but he did not come ashore. The Spanish did not step foot into the Miami area until Pedro Menendez de Aviles landed in Miami looking for his son. While there the Spaniards set up a mission to try to convert the Tequesta. But by 1570 the missionaries went to look for more willing subject and left Miami. The Spanish did not come back to Miami until 1743 and this time they built a mission and a fort. However once again the mission was pulled in less than a year.
The first non-Europeans to migrate to Florida were the Cubans. After Fidel Castro had taken over Cuba many middle class and wealthy Cubans fled to Miami. Many people in Miami did not like this migration, especially the African Americans, because the Cubans were taking their jobs. in 1956 100,000 Cubans flew to Miami and settled in the Riverside region, which is now better known as "Little Havana".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami
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| Cuban wall art in Little Havana, Miami |
Miami Florida now has a population of 362,470 people. Of that population about 65% of them are Hispanic or Latino and the remaining 35% are non-Hispanic or Latino; 11% of this is White. It is safe to say that the major religion within Miami is Catholicism. It is not only safe to say that...it is true. About 61% of Miami-Dade County is Catholic, 9% are Southern Baptist, and 30% are other religions.
Sources:
http://miamifl.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Miami-Dade-County-FL.html
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| A Catholic Church in Miami |
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