Una colonia de Pingüinos (A Penguin Colony)

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...

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.

Esta primera novela de Fernando Claudín es un relato breve pero de una intensidad y hondura tales que sobrecogerá al lector y lo hará reflexionar sobre algunos de los grandes problemas pendientes de nuestro tiempo.

Dado el lugar preponderante que ha ido ganando el desarrollo y fortalecimiento de competencias en los estudiantes que se preparan como futuros profesionales, así como la manera de evidenciar el avance de dichas competencias, la evaluación de los aprendizajes en la educación superior constituye un tema que reviste cada vez mayor relevancia. En este sentido, las nuevas tendencias y teorías sobre evaluación de los aprendizajes, abordan el rol central que esta tiene, como elemento constitutivo fundamental para la mejora de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, resignificando importantes...