Carta a la Tierra

I became a father at fifteen. At my young age, I wanted to play at being an adult, and the responsibilities were coming day by day in my new chapter as a father. During my boy's first birthday, I had the opportunity, over dinner at my house, to tell my mother that I would soon marry Elizabeth. She took my hand and said, "You two are too young to take such a huge step. Life is just beginning for both of you, and you still have a very long way to go and meet many more people." Regardless of her words that night, my decision to continue with the civil wedding remained solid, and a couple of...

This book presents the memories of people that made history in a brilliant or obscure way. With Colon narrating his own experiences in life, the book brings the reader realistic social history. Also includes a large graphic chronological documentation, glossary of special terms & detailed bibliography.

En la Guatemala del final de la Colonia una serie de personajes se van perfilando alrededor de Sanjuana. Desde sus encierros "voluntarios" esta mujer, terrena a la fuerza, incidirá en la vida privada y pública de una sociedad supersticiosa.

Este libro cuenta una historia de terquedad y rebeldía. La de una niña que a los 12 años decidió escribir su destino y, de paso, ayudar a miles y miles de mexicanas a cambiar su suerte Soy Eufrosina Cruz y nací en la montaña zapoteca. A los 27 años gané la presidencia de mi pueblo, pero no me dejaron gobernar porque era mujer. En ese momento supe que, para cambiar mi vida y la de las mujeres indígenas, debía transformar la ley más importante de mi país. Desde entonces, mi lucha ha sido para que los pueblos indígenas y afro no sean considerados menores de edad y para que las...