100 Hispanics You Should KnowBloomsbury Academic, 2007 - 320 páginas Meet 100 Hispanics from around the world and throughout history who have lived amazing lives. This guide covers well known celebrities, such as actress Rita Moreno, activist César Chavéz, and musician Pablo Casals as well as more obscure individuals, such as Ellen Ochoa (inventor and first Hispanic female astronaut), Agustin Lara (a renowned Mexican composer), and Jose Capablanca (one of the greatest chess players of all times). Many of these individuals have made significant contributions to science, literature, politics, and other fields of human endeavour. Some more notorious, but equally fascinating characters are included as well. Brief biographical sketches are accompanied by bibliographies of resources, where readers can find more information. Grades 6-12. |
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Ciro Alegría | 3 |
Oscar Arias Sánchez | 10 |
Elfego Baca | 16 |
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer | 22 |
Jacinto Benavente | 28 |
Simón Bolívar | 34 |
José Capablanca | 40 |
Pablo Casals | 46 |
José Martínez Ruiz Azorín | 167 |
César Milstein | 168 |
Gabriela Mistral | 174 |
Mario J Molina | 180 |
Rita Moreno | 188 |
Pablo Neruda | 196 |
Antonia Novello | 202 |
Ellen Ochoa | 208 |
Richard E Cavazos | 52 |
Franklin ChangDíaz | 58 |
Dennis Chávez | 64 |
Juan Cortina | 70 |
Rubén Darío | 76 |
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar El Cid Campeador | 79 |
Ferdinand of Aragón | 94 |
Federico García Lorca | 108 |
Rafael Hernández | 123 |
Juan Ramón Jiménez | 138 |
Ernesto Lecuona | 153 |
Romualdo Pacheco | 216 |
Benito Pérez Galdós | 222 |
Francisco Pizarro | 228 |
José A Quintero | 234 |
Diego Rivera | 240 |
Carlos Saavedra Lamas | 248 |
Francisco de Paula Santander | 254 |
John Philip Sousa | 269 |
Félix Varela | 283 |
Index | 297 |
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