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6 days ago · Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and key figure in the Mexican War of Independence (1810–21). Hidalgo is best remembered for his speech, the “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), which called for the end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico. Today, Hidalgo is celebrated as “the father of Mexican ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 19, 2024 · A topic guide to UTA's best research resources in Latin American Lit & Culture, 1492-1900 Resources for the study of the literatures of the Colonial Period.
- Suz Byke
- 2010
Apr 23, 2024 · Dr. Lino García, Jr. is a Brownsville native and professor emeritus of Spanish Literature at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. My book, ‘Colonial Spanish Teas and Other Essays,’ is a series of essays dealing with events that have shaped Texas since the early times of Spanish.
Apr 25, 2024 · Key People: Joachim Murat. Dos de Mayo Uprising, also called the Battle of Madridan engagement of the Peninsular War that occurred on May 2, 1808. The French commanders in Spain were highly experienced and successful soldiers, but they completely misjudged the inflammatory nature of Spanish political, religious, and social life.
- Adrian Gilbert
Apr 16, 2024 · Audio Interviews of Important Writers. Recordings of interviews with important Luso-Hispanic writers and poets of the 20th and 21st centuries. Most re in Spanish or Portuguese but it also includes Catalan, Haitian Creole, indigenous languages, and many others. Writers ranging from Pablo Neruda to César Aira.
- Paula Covington
- 2012
Apr 19, 2024 · An Introduction to Spanish-American Literature This is a revised, updated edition of Jean Franco's classic Introduction to Spanish-American Literature, first published in 1969 and much recommended ever since. Its coverage ranges from colonial times to the present day, the later chapters having been radically rewritten to take account of the ...
Apr 24, 2024 · The literature section of the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes comprises thousands of digitised works spanning different literary genres, including literary history. The catalogue includes Spanish and Latin American novels, plays, poetry and literary criticism from the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Real Academia de la Lengua, other ...
