In honor of the 4th of July, here is a tip of the hat to Luso/Hispanic author of “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (National March of the United States of America).”
“John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (22 September 1824 – 27 April 1892) who was of Portuguese and Spanish ancestry, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkaus (20 May 1826 – 25 August 1908) who was of Hessian ancestry.”
Read more about Sousa here.
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