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UXL Hispanic American chronology

2003
Examines significant social, political, economic, cultural, and educational milestones in Hispanic American history, from 1492 to modern times.

How to draw Portugal's sights and symbols

2005
Introduces children to the cultural and natural landmarks of Portugal, and provides easy-to-follow directions for drawing some of the nation's sights and symbols such as the Temple of Diana, Tower of Belem, Alcobaca Monastery, the Triumphal Arch, and much more.

The arm of the starfish

2011
A marine biology student reporting to his summer job on an island off Portugal finds himself at the center of a power struggle between his boss and another group of Americans.

Portugal

1973

The inquisitors' manual

2003
A historical novel about the 1932-68 Salazar regime in Portugal, in which, disabled by a stroke, a former state minister and personal friend of the dictator looks back upon his years of influence, as do his children, his housekeeper, and others who played key roles in his life.

Half a life

2001
Willie, the child of a brahmin father and low caste mother, moves to London as an adult where he is able to hide the circumstances of his birth but loses all sense of himself, a fact that becomes clear after he moves to Africa with his mixed-race lover.

The secret of the soldier's gold

2003
The Hardy boys set out to find a fortune in gold bars buried in Portugal by a defecting German soldier in World War II before the treasure falls into the wrong hands.

The expulsion of the Jews

five hundred years of exodus
1992
Introductory text and captioned photographs introduce the current descendants of the exiled Jews from Spain (now called the Sephardim).

Take a trip to Portugal

1986
Text and photographs introduce the geography, history, natural resources, culture, and people of this small country in southwestern Europe.

Portugal and Spain

2014
Readers will examine the evolution of Portugal and Spain, witnessing the rise of their earliest civilizations, their dramatic rivalry during the Age of Discovery, their days as empire-builders, their struggles through authoritarian regimes, and their emergence as independent nations and members of the European Union.

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