“1970 LATIN AMERICAN FIESTA TOUR” 1970 TAMPA BAY BEAUTY CONTEST WINNERS TRIP TO EUROPE XD52374

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website The Latin American Fiesta Association of Tampa Bay elected a beauty queen and her court -- known as “princesses“ -- and sponsored an exotic trip for them every year. Most of the time, the trips included a visit to Spain, so that contestants of Hispanic descent could learn about their Spanish heritage. This travelogue from 1970 shows the royal group touring Europe through England, France, and Spain, and finally sailing over the Mediterranean Sea to Morocco. The film has photography by Jack Jarvis, edited by Carl Goldman of WFLA TV, narrated by Paul Jones, and the film is processed by Leo Fasil. “1970 Latin American Fiesta Tour” title banner (00:08). Dark silhouettes (00:28). Light reveals the silhouettes as women in dresses (00:33). Close-up footage of two of the women, Diana and Rosemary (00:51). Close-up footage of one woman, Brenda (01:05). Close-up footage of one woman, Xenia (01:12). Close-up footage of one woman, Judy (01:17). Close-up footage of one woman, Peggy (01:23). The women at Tampa International Airport (01:30). The women standing on the stairs of a plane (01:47). The plane takes off from Tampa (01:58). Cars driving near Kensington Palace and Hyde Park in London, England (02:12). Cars driving through central London (02:20). The women standing by the Palace of Westminster, informally known as the Houses of Parliament on the north bank of the river Thames (02:38). The Rotary Club of London (03:15). The women entering a bus (03:21). The women in Paris, France (03:40). They are sitting by the Fountain Des Mars (Fountain of the Seas) on Place de la Concorde (03:46). Cars driving through Paris (04:00). Arc de Triomphe (04:05). The Eiffel Tower (04:12). Equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch (04:20). The statue of Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Eiffel tower (04:26). The group of women arrived in Madrid (04:34). Cars driving in the city of Madrid, Spain (04:47). The women visit Plaza de Toros (05:01). A bullfighter on horseback enters the arena (05:13). The bullfight begins (05:49). The group of women meet with the former mayor of Madrid (06:08). A silver chalice presented by the Incas in Peru to Madrid (06:33). The women standing the former American Ambassador (06:45). A bus driving on the road towards Granada, Spain (06:54). They drive passed nuns walking on the side of the road (07:03). They drive past highway construction (07:08). A sign towards Andalucía (07:24). The women enter their bus (07:27). They drive past the Sierra Morena Mountain range in Spain (07:38). The women receive a guided tour of the Alhambra Garden in Granada (08:13). Views of the Sierra Madre area in Granada from the Alhambra palace and fortress (08:39). The Patio of the Lion of the Alhambra (08:56). Views of Granada (09:15). The women’s journey continues to Marbella, Spain (09:29). Views of Costa del Sol (09:40). They drive along the Mediterranean Sea (10:04) and arrive at Hotel Atalaya (10:11). Girls playing in their swimsuits (10:32). An elderly lady is sitting in a chair (10:44). The group of women swims in the pool (10:52). A motorboat speeding over the Mediterranean Sea (11:08). The women disembark the motorboat in the town of Tangier, Morocco (11:46). Views of Tangier (11:58). The women meet with the American Counsel at their hotel in Morocco (12:30). Three men pushing a fully loaded cart (12:59). A plane taking off (13:04). The plane flying over water (13:23). According to an online source, the first major Hispanic festival in Tampa was in 1927, a street dance staged to celebrate a prosperous year for the cigar industry. Hispanic community leaders began selecting queens at the annual carnivals. Initially, many of the women were “cigar maids,“ attractive representatives of various cigar factories. Social clubs and businesses also sponsored princesses. Tampa fiesta queens and their courts traveled to Cuba, Mexico and New York during the 1940s and 1950s to continue good communications with other Hispanic communities. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit