The Warm Springs advertiser

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er felt Spanish culture. Over Porto

Rico the flag of the United States

flies; but it is still a part of the

Spanish world. Spain is dominant in

blood, traditions, and language. In

old Hispaniola, where the Spanish

seed was first planted in the New

world, the eastern half of the island

still shows strongly the Spanish im

press. This is the Dominican Repub

lic, where language and law are still

Spanish. But in the western half of

the island, covered by the Republic of

Haiti, Spanish culture succumbed to

that of France and Africa.

"Jamaica, once a stronghold of

Spain, has long been dominated by

British culture; and the Bahamas,

claimed by Spain, have known only

British influences. Cuba has been in

dependent of Spanish political power

since 1898, but is still culturally a

part of Spain—the most Spanish of

the West Indian islands.

"Through the Isthmus of Panama,

Central America, and Mexico, Span

ish cultural influences sweep unbrok

en as they have for the past three

centuries and more. Florida shows lit

tle effect of her former Spanish own-

WARM SPRINGS ADVERTISER

HAS MANY PROPOSALS

Mlle. Friedel Haerlin of Germany,

who, during, a single week, received

1,120 proposals of marriage through

the mail, following the publication of

her portrait in a popular German

newspaper which described her as "the

prettiest girl in the world."

ership save in a few architectural

touches and a few geographic names.

Texas, too, was lost to Spain, but

the effects there are greater; and In

many a community near the Rio

Grande the Spanish language is al

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Warm Springs advertiser. (1931). Warm Springs, Ga., 1931-05-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89053116/1931-05-29/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Warm Springs advertiser, 1931-05-29.