The Great Book of Spain

The Great Book of Spain
Author: Bill O'Neill
Publisher: Lak Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-05-18
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781648450488

A fun and interesting book about Spain. It comes packed with fun and juicy trivia, fun facts and interesting stories about the great country of Spain.

Rick Steves Best of Spain

Rick Steves Best of Spain
Author: Rick Steves
Publisher: Rick Steves
Total Pages: 651
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1641714069

Hit Spain's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Spain! Strategic advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money Short itineraries covering Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Andalucía's White Hill Towns, and Sevilla Rick's tips for beating the crowds, skipping lines, and avoiding tourist traps The best of local culture, flavors, and more, including insightful walks through museums, historic sights, and atmospheric neighborhoods Trip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary, what to pack, where to stay, and how to get around Over 400 full-color pages with detailed maps and vibrant photos throughout Suggestions for side trips to Montserrat and Figueres, Basque Country, Santiago de Compostela, El Escorial, Segovia, Salamanca, Córdoba, and Spain's South Coast Experience Spain's old world romance and new world excitement for yourself with Rick Steves Best of Spain! Planning a longer trip? Pick up Rick Steves Spain, an in-depth guide perfect for spending more than two weeks exploring Spain.

Aztlán and Arcadia

Aztlán and Arcadia
Author: Roberto Ramón Lint Sagarena
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2014-08-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 081474060X

In the wake of the Mexican-American War, competing narratives of religious conquest and re-conquest were employed by Anglo American and ethnic Mexican Californians to make sense of their place in North America. These “invented traditions” had a profound impact on North American religious and ethnic relations, serving to bring elements of Catholic history within the Protestant fold of the United States’ national history as well as playing an integral role in the emergence of the early Chicano/a movement. Many Protestant Anglo Americans understood their settlement in the far Southwest as following in the footsteps of the colonial project begun by Catholic Spanish missionaries. In contrast, Californios—Mexican-Americans and Chicana/os—stressed deep connections to a pre-Columbian past over to their own Spanish heritage. Thus, as Anglo Americans fashioned themselves as the spiritual heirs to the Spanish frontier, many ethnic Mexicans came to see themselves as the spiritual heirs to a southwestern Aztec homeland.