![Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 15](https://my.lwv.org/sites/default/files/leagues/anoka-blaine-coon-rapids-area/calendarmonth9hispanicamerican.png)
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 12:00am to Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 11:45pm
Hispanic Heritage Month initially began as a weeklong celebration in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson. In 1988 President Ronald Reagan extended the week to a full 31 days — through Oct. 15 — keeping the Sept. 15 start date because it coincides with national independence day of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Mexico celebrates independence on the 16th, Chile on the 18th and Belize on the 21st.
Hispanic Heritage Month was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.
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