Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the PresentThis comprehensive reference book is divided into eleven chronological chapters, all of which include short biographies of key figures. It is also supplemented with several shorter sections: regional histories, which document the peoples of Mexico & the U.S. Southwest, the Hispanic Caribbean & the Eastern U.S., Central America, & South America; a historical timeline; excerpts from or entire important historical legal documents; & a glossary of commonly used terms. Includes a category index. An extensive general index provides quick access to numerous people, places, & events. B & W photos & illustrations. --From publisher's description. |
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His next project is playing the barrio math teacher , Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver , for which he receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor . In 1992 , Olmos coproduces American Me , a motion picture about crime and ...
His next project is playing the barrio math teacher , Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver , for which he receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor . In 1992 , Olmos coproduces American Me , a motion picture about crime and ...
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During the 1970s and early 1980s , Cuba receives an estimated 4 to 6 billion dollars worth of economic aid annually from the Soviet Union . It also receives approximately 1.5 billion dollars worth of military equipment between 1960 and ...
During the 1970s and early 1980s , Cuba receives an estimated 4 to 6 billion dollars worth of economic aid annually from the Soviet Union . It also receives approximately 1.5 billion dollars worth of military equipment between 1960 and ...
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1854 Oller Receives Art Medal. 1860 Colombian Painter Andrés de Santa Maria Is Born. November 10, 1869 Oller Knighted. 1874 Cordero's Last Mural. July 28, 1874 Uruguayan Painter Torres-Garcia Is Born. 1882 Blanes Receives Art Medal.
1854 Oller Receives Art Medal. 1860 Colombian Painter Andrés de Santa Maria Is Born. November 10, 1869 Oller Knighted. 1874 Cordero's Last Mural. July 28, 1874 Uruguayan Painter Torres-Garcia Is Born. 1882 Blanes Receives Art Medal.
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Contents
PREFACE | xi |
HISTORICAL TIMELINE | xxxvi |
CHAPTER 150000 B C TO A D 1492 | 3 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present |
| Authors | Nicolás Kanellos, Cristelia Pérez |
| Editor | Nicolás Kanellos |
| Contributor | Cristelia Pérez |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Gale Research, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2006 |
| ISBN | 0810392003, 9780810392007 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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