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Search for location "Latin America"
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1919 c. 4 Aug |
Martha Root set foot in South America for the first time, at Para (now Belém), Brazil. [MR93; MRHK44]
See MR93-100 and MRHK44-59 for her teaching work in Brazil. |
Latin America; Para (Belem); Brazil |
Martha Root |
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1927 9 Sep - 2 Dec |
Leonora Holsapple (later Armstrong) made a teaching trip through Latin America and the Caribbean, becoming the first Bahá’í to visit Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Curaçao, Trinidad (2–12 Oct), the Guianas (29 Oct), Barbados (Dec) and several islands in the Antilles group. |
Latin America; Caribbean |
Leonora Holsapple Armstrong |
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1945 20 Oct |
Emeric and Rosemary Sala of St. Lambert, Quebec departed on a four month tour of Central and South America. They visited 19 republics and Mr Sala gave seventy-nine talks. They visited many pioneers and paid homage at the grave of May Maxwell at Quilmes, about one hour from Buenos Aires. [TG93-101] |
Central America; Latin America; St Lambert; Quebec; Canada |
Emeric Sala; Rosemary Sala |
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1946 20 - 25 Jan |
The first teaching conference in Latin America was held in Panama City on the instructions of Shoghi Effendi.
Twenty–five delegates from ten South American countries attended. [BW10p707, Historical Background of the Panama Temple by Ruth Pringle] |
Panama; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Teaching; Conferences, International; Teaching |
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1953 Oct |
Zunilda de Palacios arrived on Chiloé Island and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:450] |
Chiloe Island; Chile; Latin America |
Knights of Bahaullah; Islands; Zunilda de Palacios |
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1954 Jul |
Reginald Stone and Allan Delph became Bahá’ís in British Guiana, the first two people to accept the Faith in that country. |
British Guiana; Latin America |
First Bahais by country or area |
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1967 8 Oct |
The foundation stone of the Mother Temple of Latin America was laid by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum in Panama City. [BW14:494] |
Panama; Latin America |
Mashriqul-Adhkar (House of Worship); Mashriqul-Adhkar, Panama; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Foundation stones and groundbreaking |
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1972 Dec |
The first International Youth Conference of Surinam took places in Paramaribo. [BW15:341] |
Paramaribo; Suriname; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Youth; Youth; First conferences |
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1975 (In the year) |
Elizabeth Martin, with the help of Chris Lyons produced film entitled Invitation. It was a memoir of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum incorporating footage from Khánum's Andean trip along with memories of her childhood years in Montreal. [HNWE36] |
Montreal; Canada; Latin America |
Film; Invitation (film); Elizabeth Martin; Chris Lyons; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of |
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1975 Feb - Aug |
Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum set out on the Green Light Expedition to visit the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin in South America. [VV30–2]
For a pictorial description of the expedition see BW16:419–48.
See Green Light Expedition, a film by Rodney Charters, Mark Sadan, David Walker and Anthony Worley. |
Latin America |
Green Light Expedition; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Rodney Charters; Mark Sadan; David Walker; Anthony Worley |
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1977 27 – 30 Jan |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Bahia, Brazil, attended by 1,300 Bahá’ís, the largest such gathering of Bahá’ís to date in Brazil. [BW17:81; VV33]
For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:137–8.
For pictures see BW17:110, 124–5.
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Bahia; Brazil; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Teaching; Conferences, International; Teaching |
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1977 4 – 6 Feb |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Mérida, Mexico, attended by more than 2,000 Bahá’ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:139.
Three Hands of the Cause were present – Paul Haney, Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir, and Enoch Olinga, as well as Counsellor Florence Mayberry who had been on the first national assembly of Mexico.
For pictures see BW17:112, 126–7.
VV33 says this was 2–6 Feb.
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Merida; Mexico; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Teaching; Conferences, International; Teaching |
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1980. Oct (Mid) |
The First Latin American Bahá'í Women's Conference was held in Brasilia at the Convention Centre.
Leonera Armstrong, on her deathbed in Salvador, Bahia at the time, addressed the conference via a message recorded on cassette tape.
Woman, light of the future generation - when we, the women of the world, reflect on the true meaning of this theme that was chosen and as its full meaning penetrates more and more deeply into the conscience of each woman, we must understand that affectionate, that supreme privilege is ours and that inescapable duty is ours, and so we must rise as never before, to fulfill our first obligation. Women know that they are the first educators of humanity ...
[Biographical Profile] |
Brasilia; Bahia; Brazil; Latin America |
Latin American Bahai Womens Conference; Conferences, Women; Conferences; Leonora Holsapple Armstrong |
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1981 26 Nov |
The Comunicación Intercambio y Radiodifusión Bahá’í para America Latina y el Caribe (CIRBAL) was established by the Universal House of Justice to promote the development of Bahá’í radio and mass media activities in Latin America. [BW19:59]
The special Committee for Service to the Blind, located in the United Kingdom, was a clearing house and production and distribution centre for materials both on tape and in Braille; and CIRBAL (Centro para Intercambio Radiofonico Baha'i de America Latins), among its other functions, serves as
a clearing house for tapes, videotapes, script and other materials suitable for use via radio and television. Its mandated area is South and Central America and the Caribbean. [BW18p115, 117]
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Peru; Latin America |
Bahai radio; Social and economic development; Universal House of Justice; Committee for Service to the Blindness; Disability |
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1985 30 Apr - 1 May |
The first annual conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies, Brazil, took place in Saõ Paulo. [BW19:358] |
Sao Paulo; Brazil; Latin America |
Bahai Studies, Associations for; Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Bahai studies; First conferences |
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1985 2 – 5 Aug |
An International Youth Conference to support the United Nations International Youth Year was held in Lima, Peru, attended by 500 youth from 18 countries and representing four native tribes. [BW19:300]<
For picture see BW19:322. |
Lima; Peru; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Youth; Conferences, International; Conferences, International; Conferences, International; Youth; International Youth Year |
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1985 19 Oct |
The Association for Bahá’í Studies, Chile, was established in Santiago. [BW19:358–9] |
Santiago; Chile; Latin America |
Bahai Studies, Associations for |
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1988 15 Jul |
The first International Women’s Conference of Paraguay opened, attended by 130 women from seven countries. [BINS180:5] |
Paraguay; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Women; Women |
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1990 10 Jun |
The Paraguay International Chinese Teaching Symposium, the first of its kind in South America, was held in Asuncion, attended by 80 people from 10 countries. [BINS226:4] |
Asuncion; Paraguay; Latin America |
Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahai; Conferences; China |
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1990 3 Jul |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana announced that the Bahá'ís constitute about five percent of the total population of the country. [BINS228:1]
In some towns over 20 percent of the people are Bahá'ís. [BINS228:1] |
Guyana; Latin America |
Statistics |
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1993 29 – 31 Jan |
The first Latin American Bahá'í Social and Economic Development Seminar took place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [BINS308:2; BW92–3:139] |
Santa Cruz; Bolivia; Latin America |
Conferences, Bahai; Social and economic development; First conferences |
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2011 - 2016 (The Five Year Plan) |
The annual number of seminars for undergraduate students offered by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity rose from 21 at the start of the Plan to 39. More than 4,000 youth in more than 60 countries were served.
The seminar for university graduates and for young professionals, first offered in North America in 2008, was extended to Australia, Europe, Latin America and south and Southeast Asia over the duration of the Plan. As of this date more than 700 individuals had taken part. [The Five Year Plan 2011-2016: Summary of Achievements and Learning pg113] iiiii
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Australia; Europe; Latin America; Southeast Asia; South Asia; North America |
Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); Statistics |
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from the Main Catalogue
- Afire with the Vision: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to Latin America, by Shoghi Effendi (2018). Last of the continental collections from Shoghi Effendi's ministry (1921–1957). [about]
- Artemus Lamb, 1905-1998, by Quentin Farrand (1998). Biography of a pioneer to Central and South America, who also recorded pilgrim's notes with the Guardian. [about]
- Beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in Latin America, The: Some Remembrances, by Artemus Lamb (1995). Overview of Bahá'í history in South America, with autobiographical reflections of time in Chile in the 1940s. [about]
- Gloriously Tragic Life of Mathew Kaszab, The: Letters from a Pioneer 1939-1942 (2019). The unusual drama of a pioneering life in Central America, revealed through personal letters. This account offers glimpses of a maturing Bahá’í administration in the U.S. and of what was learned through teaching efforts in Latin America. [about]
- Instrument of Music, The: A Musical Comedy, by Sarah Munro and David Cerpa (2019). Dramatization of the role of music in the expansion and consolidation of Bahá’í communities, drawing on the example of Latin America, and the impact and use of music to contribute to the growth of any community. [about]
- Integracion de la mujer en el desarrollo enocomico y social de America Latina y el Caribe, La, by Bahá'í International Community (1988). Revisión y evaluación crítica de algunos aspectos de la condición de la mujer en la region, incluso su integración en el mercado laboral, mujeres jefes de familia y el papel de la mujer en el comercio en el Caribe. [about]
- Khamsis, The: A Cradle of True Gold, by Boris Handal (2020). Biography of the five-brother Báqirof-Khamsi clan, designated by Bahá'u'lláh as the "Five Siyyids" after they accepted the Bahá'í Faith in 1881. [about]
- La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América, by Boris Handal, in Polis, 3:9 (2004). The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view, and through the development of the humanities and sciences such as mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. [about]
- Pioneering in Latin America, by Hooper Dunbar (1994). Experiences pioneering in Central and South America. [about]
- Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh (in Latin America and the Caribbean): Bahá'í Era 153, by Universal House of Justice (1996). Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: South America. [about]
- Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The, by Universal House of Justice, in Lights of Irfan, 13 (2012). Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indigenous practices in the southern Americas such as Yoruba, Santeria, and Brazilian Candomble. [about]
- Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial: Redefining Rural Secondary Education in Latin America, by Christina Kwauk and Jenny Perlman Robinson, in Millions Learning Case Studies (2016). A series on educational interventions where not only access to schools was improving, but also learning itself; a look at Colombia's Bahá'í-inspired initiative Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial ("Tutorial Learning System"). [about]
- Whatever happened to the Double Crusade?, by Glenford Mitchell (1996). Lengthy commentary on the progress of teaching and the Four Year Plan, delivered at Foundation Hall in Wilmette. Includes discussion of the travels and teaching work of Leonora Armstrong. [about]
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