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Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...

¿Por qué perdimos la guerra? analiza de forma clara y detallada las razones que llevaron al ejército republicano a la derrota en la Guerra Civil española. Carlos Rojas presenta una completísima obra que incluye una antología con los testimonios de muchos de los vencidos en la contienda española.La obra se compone de seis apartados con las diferentes interpretaciones de las causas que motivaron la catástrofe republicana, en un conflicto que Stanley Payne llamó, y con razón, «la mayor tragedia de la historia española después de la Guerra de la Independencia». Una obra capital que...

La Semana Trágica, las huelgas, las luchas y la necesidad del sufragio femenino, las políticas de la infancia en una trama social en gestación, las prisiones, los trasfondos multicolor del yrigoyenismo, la epidemia de gripe, los recovecos del arte: todo pasa por Katherine Sophie Dreier, singular y generosa mujer de vanguardia, a través de una lente estadounidense convertida en audaz caleidoscopio, lo que hace de este libro un relato fascinante del viaje que esta singular mujer emprendiera por Argentina entre 1918 y 1919.

George W. Bush grew up in a prominent political family in Texas. After serving as Texas governor, Bush followed his father's footsteps in becoming President of the United States. This Spanish-translated biography allows readers to discover the life of George W. Bush and explore some of the impacts he made as president through acts like No Child Left Behind. Readers will also learn of the many unexpected challenges Bush faced, such as the al-Qaeda attack on September 11, 2001, the War on Terror, and the Iraq War. The engaging facts, vibrant images, and supportive text work in conjunction with...