La resistencia de los nativos americanos (Native American Resistance)

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

These high-interest, low reading level biographies chronicle the lives of inspiring individuals and use a vivid, graphic-novel format that will capture the attention of reluctant readers. The dazzling, full-color illustrations and easy-to-read text bring each person's life and times to life.

La muestra forma parte de un conjunto de tres exposiciones integradas en una investigación histórica sobre el fenómeno de la velocidad y su repercusión en el hombre, facilitando su progreso.

Queremos que en compañía del Cid, los lectores recorran algunos de los géneros que forman la rica historia de la literatura hasta nuestros días. Desde los poemas medievales, a través del romancero, el teatro y el cine, llegamos hasta las recientes biografías de nuestro personaje. De todo hay, y esperamos que el lector avive su curiosidad sobre don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, cuya presencia es casi constante en nuestra literatura.