Santa Anna of Mexico, Paperback - Will Fowler

Reducere. Antonio L pez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he ...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the pronunciamiento practice following the Plan of Iguala. This fourth and final instalment in, and culminatio...

A brave and necessary account, it brings together the work from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, on the outrageous circumstances of hundreds o...

Reducere. Alfonso Reyes (1889-1959) was the leading Mexican writer of his time. He was revered by his great successor Octavio Paz, a writer who, like himself...

Publisher: Jon CarpenterAuthor(s): Linda MajzlikIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 108Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 234 x 155 x 10C...

Reducere. This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will readers understand the lively and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Surv...

Experience the flavour of Mexico by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as tasty tortillas and guacam...

Reducere. Death and the Idea of Mexico is the first social, cultural, and political history of death in a nation that has made death its tutelary sign. Exami...

Reducere. Cover the developments in Mexico. This title includes: Mexico's pre-Columbian civilizations as well as contemporary indigenous cultures; The enviro...

Reducere. This volume presents ancient Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama, and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed crit...

Reducere. This concise history looks at Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives, portraying Mexico's struggle to break out of the colonial...

For over a decade the cult of La Santa Muerte has grown rapidly in Mexico and the United States. This book examines La Santa Muerte's role in peopl...

Reducere. Since the mid 1970s, there has been an extraordinary renewal of interest in early modern architecture, both as a way of gaining insight into contem...

Reducere. "Mexico's history is a mixture of conquest and plunder, violence and brutality, fabulous civilizations, and spectacular cultural achievements. A fa...

Reducere. Mexican history comes to life in this "fascinating" work by the author of Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (The Christian Science Monit...

The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the south-western Unite...

Reducere. DescriptionThe ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwes...

Reducere. Historians are concerned today that the Spaniards' early accounts of their first experiences with the Indians in the Americas should be balanced wi...

Reducere. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cort s in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521....

Reducere. Santa Fe: The Chief Way is a fresh and nostalgic look at the streamliners of the Santa Fe railroad from the late thirties to the early seventies. H...

Reducere. This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make i...

Reducere. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William G. DegenhardtAuthor: Charles W. PainterAuthor: Andrew H. PriceAmphibians and reptiles thrive in New Mexico's many l...

Reducere. When thinking of New Mexico, few Americans think spy-vs.-spy intrigue, but in fact, to many international intelligence operatives, the state's name...

Reducere. The Tarahumara, one of North America's oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rar muri, meaning "nimble feet"--and though they live in...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by Emperor Maximilian and his wife of their lives and reign in Mexico *Includes online resources and ...

Reducere. Gertrudis Barcel was born at the turn of the nineteenth century in the Bavispe valley of east central Sonora, Mexico. Young Gertrudis, who would la...

Reducere. DescriptionMexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the humble taco at the same t...

Reducere. A destination for thousands of opera lovers every year and the anchor of Santa Fe's thriving arts scene, the Santa Fe Opera owes its existence to t...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Will FowlerIllustration(s): 16 pages of photosNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198...

Spanish Conquistadors and the Imperial Catholic Church--through murder and fire?tried to erase from history the creation stories of the Aztecs and ...

In this exploration of how people lived and died in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century New Mexico, Martina Will de Chaparro weaves together the st...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The Santa Fe Trail was one of the great commercial routes across the West, frequented more by merchants than by emigrants. Hence women travelers we...