First Spanish reader

Text in Spanish. A collection of nine contemporary short stories by outstanding Puerto Rican authors including Pedro Juan Soto, Wilfredo Braschi, Jaime Carrero, Jose Luis Gonzalez, and Tomas Blanco.

El mundo de los héroes y heroínas celtas toca prácticamente a su fin después de la Batalla de Gabhra. En esta batalla Finn y sus guerreros los “Fianna” son prácticamente aniquilados y es también el momento en el que irrumpe con fuerza la ideología cristiana que lleva consigo el final de la cultura pagana. También sus leyes, como son las leyes Brethon, pasarán poco a poco a mejor vida, dejando en su lugar unas nuevas leyes que en apariencia se basan en la doctrina cristiana, como es la abolición de la esclavitud, pero que en realidad serán aplicadas por unos señores feudales...

What cities were there in early 16th-century Spain? With how many inhabitants? Were they fortified? And how many leagues apart were they? Those are the questions that Ferdinand Columbus tried to answer in his Vocabulary containing the names of the places and kingdoms of Spain. The present edition reconstructs the "cosmographic" endeavor of Christopher Columbus’ youngest son based on two codices from the Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina of Seville.

"Traducciâon, competencia plurilingèue y espaänol como lengua de herencia (ELH) explores the connections between Spanish heritage language (SHL) education and translation competence. The volume identifies strategies to represent the linguistic experiences and practices of SHL students in the context of professional translation and interpreting training. Based on an empirical study with undergraduate students, this monograph provides insight on how to develop translation skills in three ways: as a plurilingual strategy, a pedagogical activity, and a professional skill. Because of its...