Santander

This book is perhaps the most profound, sincere, and all encompassing look into the character of the Cuban people: their triumphs and falls, their past, present and future. An important and lucid book for understanding the history and reality of the Cuban nation.

Esta obra forma parte de la Serie Integral por competencias, que Grupo Editorial Patria ha creado con la colaboración de expertos pedagogos para cumplir con los objetivos marcados en los planes de estudios de la Dirección General de Bachillerato (DGB) de la Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP). Nuestros autores, que cuentan con gran experiencia docente y una trayectoria destacada han creado contenidos actuales y significativos para cada materia. Por nuestra parte, los editores hemos plasmado todos nuestros conocimientos y experiencia en el desarrollo de estos libros, así como en los...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain shortly after the author's death. Written in a highly accessible style, and describing the experiences of the troops themselves rather than seeing events from an officer's perspective, the work became even more successful than the official accounts and went through many editions and translations. The...