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El caballero del jub?n amarillo

Seventeenth-century swordsman Captain Alatriste, continues his adventures at the court of Spain's King Felipe IV in Madrid, where he becomes involved with a beautiful actress, and foils an assassination plot against the monarch.
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El burlador de Sevilla

Tirso de Molina's three-act play featuring the legendary Don Juan and his exploits in Spain and by the seashore of Tarragona. Presented in Spanish.
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Never say a mean word again

a tale from Medieval Spain
When Samuel's father, the grand vizier, hears Hamza call Samuel names and tells his son to make sure Hamza never speaks an unkind word to him again, Samuel knows he must obey but has a hard time finding the right means to do so. Includes information about Jewish poet Samuel Ha-Nagid and the legend which inspired the story.
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Los espan?oles de la Ame?rica colonial

A history of Spanish exploration in early America, covering key explorers and Spanish colonies.

Spain

A simple introduction to the geography, people, culture, and interesting sites of Spain.

The story of Ferdinand

2017
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.

Discover Spain

Provides an introduction to the geography, landscape, economy, culture, and religion of Spain, and includes maps, fact boxes, graphs, and charts.

Life during the Spanish Inquisition

Describes what everyday life was like during the Spanish Inquisition. Includes a visual chronology and source notes.

The last song

When the tolerant culture of Spain is shattered by the Inquisition, Isabel feels safe because of her Catholic upbringing and father's position as a respected doctor, until he is arrested for the family's secret Jewish heritage.

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