100 Hispanics you should know

100 Hispanics you should know

by Castro, Iván A.

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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 s…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :100 Hispanics you should know / Iván A. Castro.

Summary

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 equall.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2007.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Libraries Unlimited
  • Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780313090431, 0313090432
  • oclc:ocn230453567
  • LC Classification:CT1347
  • Dewey Decimal:920.009268

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Ciro Alegría; Luis Alvarez; Oscar Arias Sánchez; Desi Arnaz; Elfego Baca; Pío Baroja; Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer; Baruj Benacerraf; Jacinto Benavente; Santos Benavides; Simón Bolívar; Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca; José Capablanca; José Carreras; Pablo Casals; Fray Bartolomé de las Casas; Richard E. Cavazos; Miguel de Cervantes; Franklin Chang-Díaz; César Chávez; Dennis Chávez; Hernán Cortés; Juan Cortina; Salvador Dalí; Rubén Darío; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid Campeador); Plácido Domingo; Juan Pablo Duarte.

Tomás Estrada PalmaDavid Glasgow Farragut; Ferdinand of Aragón; José Ferrer; Carlos J. Finlay; Juan José Flores; Bernardo de Gálvez; Federico García Lorca; Julius Peter Garesché; Roberto Goizueta; Francisco de Goya; Rita Hayworth; Rafael Hernández; Miguel Hidalgo; Eugenio María de Hostos; Ignatius of Loyola; Isabella of Castile; Juan Ramón Jiménez; Benito Juárez; Frida Kahlo; Agustín Lara; Octaviano Larrazolo; Ernesto Lecuona; Luís Federico Leloir; Antonio Machado; José Martí; José Martínez Ruíz (Azorín); César Milstein; Francisco de Miranda; Gabriela Mistral; Bartolomé Mitre; Mario J. Molina.

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