The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States"The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 96
... north to present - day Arizona , New Mexico , Texas , and Oklahoma . In 1541 , he set out from Mexico City in search of the Seven Cities of Cíbola , a mythical region rumored to rival Tenochtitlán in wealth and splendor . To supply Co ...
... North America . Sailing from Bristol , Cabot supposedly ran down the Atlantic coast from Cape Breton as far south as thirty - eight degrees north latitude . Scarcity of provisions compelled him to abandon his project and return to ...
... north latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude one hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty - five min- utes ( 119 ° 35 ' ) east of Greenwich to the parallel of latitude seven degrees and forty minutes ( 7 ° 40 ' ) north ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
Copyright | |