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. |
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... later transferred to Malhado . After some twenty - two months of traveling back and forth , Cabeza de Vaca and Lope de Oviedo began their journey to freedom . They crossed a num- ber of inlets and arrived at a large bay - present - day ...
... later . Chaves was a dy- namic political leader , fighting the Sante Fe Ring and strongly supporting New Mexico Governor Miguel Otero , Jr. On the night of November 26 , 1904 , Chaves was assassinated by an unknown assailant at Pinos ...
... later he began a stock - raising business and in 1896 opened his own general store in Lumberton in Rio Arriba County . Hernandez entered politics in 1900 and served as Rio Arriba County's probate clerk , recorder , sheriff , treasurer ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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