'Fernando's Footsteps': La Pequeña Asturias

By Arminda Mata
The typical house for the Spanish and Sicilian immigrants in "La Pequeña Asturias" were called shotgun houses. Many other immigrants lived in these type of houses.

The two Spaniards left the bakery and continued walking north on 19th St. When they reached 12th Ave, Ignacio paused, reaching for Fernando's arm. Typical of the area, this street had a high density of shotgun houses. Zapato gestured in both directions.

"Casi todas estas casas están ocupadas por familias asturianas, y algunas gallegas. Aunque todavía estamos en La Pachata, aquí tenemos un trocito de nuestra tierrina, hombre! Esta zona se llama 'La Pequeña Asturias.'"

Ignacio had explained that even though they were still in the pre-dominantly Sicilian neighborhood of "La Pachata", the houses on 12th Ave were occupied by mostly Asturian, and a few Galician families. This was a small piece of their beloved homeland, and of their neighboring province, Galicia. Locals called it "Little Asturias". (Tony Carreño, Chapter 11)

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North 19th St. and 12th. Ave.

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Arminda Mata, “'Fernando's Footsteps': La Pequeña Asturias,” Tampa Historical, accessed September 14, 2024, https://tampahistorical.org/items/show/208.

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