“In The Heights” by Lin Manuel Miranda is a celebration of an Upper Manhattan Latino Community. Unsurprisingly, the musical’s action centers on a bodega, a New York convenience store that is as much a community center as a place to pick up a quart of milk.
La historia de los países no debe ser contada como una simple secuencia de eventos y fechas porque eso convierte a ésta ciencia en algo muy aburrido y con ello se comete un grave error…
When you think of the heroes of the American Revolution, you probably think of Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton. You probably don’t think of names like Galvez, Lopez, and Alvarez.
Patrice Degnan, Executive Director and COO of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, introduces National Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 with an interview of Director of the Royal Academy of History of Spain and 2020 Sophia Awardee, Doña Carmen Iglesias conducted by Hispanist, Dr. Richard Kagan.
As featured in Spanish in VIAJES National Geographic. The shared history of Spain and New York is a much-forgotten story. It’s a 400-year odyssey with pirates and shipwrecks, exiles and poets. A story of love and hate with a happy ending.
Interview with Richard Kagan: “The Spanish Craze”
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