Raintree Hispanic stories

A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who tried to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.

The life of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who, after driving out the French, claimed Florida for Spain.

A biography of the Mexican artist whose work often portrayed men at work, and which demonstrated his love of his native Mexico.

A biography of "El Libertador," whose victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

A biography of the Cuban patriot, author, and journalist, who dedicated his life to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.

Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River, explored in what is now Florida, and took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.

A biography of David Farragut, who fought with the North during the Civil War and was the United States' first admiral.

A biography of the Spanish governor who raised a seven-thousand soldier army to drive the British out of the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf of Mexico during the Revolutionary War in America.

Examines the life of the seventeenth-century Mexican poet who won a place at the court of the Viceroy of New Spain before deciding to renounce all worldly possessions and become a nun.