Vincencio Juan de Lastanosa (1607-1681)

There is very scarce information on the author of this peculiar book, that many scholars consider initiated the British appetite for the Spanish colonies in South America. Accarette -as he calls himself- or Accarette du Biscay -as appears in the English translation of his story- seems to have been a French-Basque adventurer who traveled twice to South America between 1657 and 1660 under the false identity of a Spanish subject, as the Spanish regime would not allow non-subjects to disembark in its colonies. His most evident purpose -a fact Accarette does not hide- was the lucrative smuggling...

A los hermanos, José, Miguel y Leopoldo, les llamaban los güeros desde niños en el ranchito en Loma Alta, Jalisco donde empezaron a tocar y cantar. Años después llegaron a acompañar a famosos cantantes de aquellos tiempos y esto los trajo a los Estados Unidos, pasando por muchas aventuras y desaventuras antes de llegar a este acontecimiento. Este libro describe los eventos en la jornada de mi padre, José, que me hicieron reír, y también llorar, y que me han inspiraron a escribirlos y compartirlos. The neighbors from their little ranch in Loma Alta, Jalisco called the brothers, José, ...

"La Cosecha es un gran relato de cuentos que nos lleva a reflexionar sobre como eran las cosas anteriormente y como son hoy en dia. Este libro se vuelve una herramienta potente para combatir el olvido, la amnesia colectiva que a tantos nos aflige. Martinez, como buena maestra, nos guia por los rinconcitos de su vida--familia, trabajo, alegrias y derrotas-- pintandonos su historia con sencillez, precision, y en espanol, para que las generaciones que estan y las que estan por venir recordemos nuestras raices. Solo con raices bien establecidas y bien recordadas, podremos seguir contando nuevas...

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