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An oral history of four generations of Hispanic women in New Mexico. Twenty-one Hispanas recall life experiences spanning a period from the time when New Mexico was a Spanish-speaking territory until today. Themes include: the shift from a rural to an urban environment ; the struggle to preserve culture and traditions ; efforts to cope with discrimination ; changes in family relations ; the striving for education, job, and careers ; service to family and community ; dedication to social change.

The author narrates the life of Isabella I, Queen of Castile and Len. Isabella is known to generations as the queen who approved support of Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World and was involved in the expulsion of the Jews under the Inquisition. Along with her spiritual advisers, she reformed the Spanish churches.

Recién mudada a Ciudad de México, Victoria se despertó, con veinticinco años, arriba de una ambulancia sin saber qué año era. Mucho más por necesidad que por gusto, escribió veinte capítulos para relatar su experiencia, minuto a minuto, tras haber sufrido un accidente. Rota es una muestra panorámica y crudamente sincera de una realidad que se altera en un instante, contada como quien habla con un amigo. Con una abrumadora incertidumbre por delante, la protagonista narra un subibaja de sucesos y emociones que oscilan entre el dolor, el humor y la ironía. Un diario íntimo...

These 44 profiles of universal writers along with their portraits, will help you see how the way of living of the writers affected their work.