Even though a daughter of the leading family of Atlantis foresees that her brother will be instrumental in the destruction of their homeland, nothing can be done to prevent the tragedy.

Beyond the gates of Hercules;: A tale of the lost Atlantis, (An Ariel book)

Children's Books

Trevino, Elizabeth Borton De

Literature & Fiction

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

Relates the adventures of a boy growing up at the time of the Mexican Revolution

El Guero: A True Adventure Story

This sketchy, albeit sometimes vibrant panorama demands total commitment--having neither table of contents nor chapter headings--and paradoxically, proffers endless repetition, partly as a consequence of scattering information, partly, it would seem, through carelessness, and often contrary to reason. Thus, the Aztecs first appear vis a vis Cortes (p. 14), much later (p. 67) apropos of the consequences of the Spanish conquest, then in relation to life in past periods (p. 77)--and on each occasion equivalent mention is made of their "bloody religion requiring daily human sacrifice." Meanwhile the "reprehensible system called the encomieda" is introduced on p. 17, redefined in the same terms on p. 69, slightly extended on p. 93, and may reappear--the indexing is incomplete except for proper names. Political history and political figures suffer particularly: Juarez bows in as President--and as a Mason allied with other Masons in opposition to the Catholic Church (p. 71), then (on p. 94) "a new president had been elected, a tittle indian lawyer. . . Benito Juarez by name. One of his first acts was to promulgate the Reform Laws, which deprived the Church of its property. . . ." Where is the "heroic figure?" he is "that boy, illiterate and unprepossessing, (who) years later was to become the husband of the lovely young Margarita. His name was Benito Juarez." And he appears most sympathetically and fully (which is not very) as her devoted husband in the chapter on notable women. This sort of illogical dispersion is so endemic as to overshadow the book's merits, among them a recreation of the context of the times in extenuation of acts and attitudes that are today condemned. However, in the case of the Spanish Inquisition it would seem stretching to equate the state religion of 16th century Spain with that of modern Scandinavia, England and Israel. The author has a bias, also, in favor of Mexican womanliness--i.e. self-effacement, domesticity (though she has nothing good to say about machismo). These are arguable aspects; what's not is the inutility of the book except for absorbing color from the lore, the look and the feel of things.

Here Is Mexico

A biography of a Zapotec Indian who, as a civil leader and as president, championed equal rights for the poor of Mexico and whose memory is honored annually by a national holiday.

Juarez, Man of Law

Biographies & Memoirs

At the age of sixteen, Leona Vicario, a heroine of the Mexican struggle for independence, falls in love with a lawyer who becomes a revolutionary, drawing her into a decision that will affect history, in a real-life historical love story.

Leona: A Love Story

Although Juan is a slave, a friendship develops between him and his master, the Spanish artist Velazquez, who secretly teaches him to paint

Yo, Juan de Pareja

Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Velazquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life."

I, Juan De Pareja

Dell Pub. Co.]

Beyond the Gates of Hercules

Farrar

Teen & Young Adult

Demco Media

Although Juan is a slave, a friendship develops between him and his master, the Spanish artist Velazquez, who secretly teaches him to paint

Yo, Juan De Pareja (Spanish Edition)

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Beyond the gates of Hercules;: A tale of the lost Atlantis, (An Ariel book)

El Guero: A True Adventure Story

Here Is Mexico

Juarez, Man of Law

Leona: A Love Story

Yo, Juan de Pareja

I, Juan De Pareja

Beyond the Gates of Hercules

I, Juan De Pareja

Yo, Juan De Pareja (Spanish Edition)