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English/Spanish and Spanish/English
Google
Translate - Translate specific words, paragraphs, even entire web pages.
Freetranslations
Science Made Simple Converters
Literature
Escritoras
En Espanol. A good site with information on
female writers of Spain and Latin America, with biographies,
bibliographies, prize information and interviews.
Pablo
Neruda
Universidad de Chile. "Escuche a Neruda recitar
algunos de sus famosos poemas." En Espanol.
Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Includes regional resources, magazines, journals, literature awards, and resources organized by specific countries.
Mexican
Independence Day
Search
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - In English or Spanish
Get the password from Mrs. Walker or the HUHS Library Home Page.
Mexican
Independence--Sons of Dewitt
Library of Congress--This Day in History:
Sept. 16--you have to scroll down the page a
bit to find the article.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep16.html
"The Independence" from the Mexican Government's History
site
http://elbalero.gob.mx/kids/history/html/independ/home.html
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla--Mexico Connect
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/jtuck/jthidalgo.html
Miguel Hidalgo y Costillay--Primary source documents
written by Miguel Hidalgo
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/hidalgoarchive.htm
Miguel Hidalgo--Catholic Encyclopedia article is
a biographical sketch
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16045a.htm
Inside Mexico 16 de Septiembre:
el grito de independencia En Espanol
http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm
Diseno Web - 16 de Septiembre En
Espanol
http://www.acabtu.com.mx/independencia/
"El Grito" (The Cry) -- Background information on Mexico's Day of Independence and "el Grito"
http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/grito0996.html
"Independence Day in Mexico" from About.com's Mexico Travel page -- A bit about "The Grito de Dolores", Independence Day celebrations and food
http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/p/independence.htm
Diego Rivera
The
Virtual Diego Web Museum--In Spanish and
English.
Frida Kahlo
Artist
Profile: Frida Kahlo--The National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Francisco de Goya
WebMuseum--The third paragraph begins the biography.
ImageOne--Comments
on Goya's art and a brief biography at the end in
Spanish.
Microsoft
Encarta--Article on Goya
CyberSpain--Goya
Biography
Salvador Dali
WebMuseum--Dali
Biographhy.
Salvador
Dali Biography
Bartolome E. Murillo
WebMuseum--Biography
Catholic
Encyclopedia--Biography on Murillo
Artwork
Artcyclopedia--Links
to artwork by Murillo online.
Jose Clemente Orozco
MexicoConnect--Biography.The
second paragraph begins the facts nicely.
Dartmouth
University - Collection of the artist's work on display online.
The
Artists.org - Includes a picture and biography of the artist as well
as links to artwork.
Antonio Lopez Garcia
Rufino Tamayo
About.com--Links
to information on Rufion Tamayo.
Article--Biography
in
Spanish.
Artchive--Links
to artwork.
Roberto Matta
Artchive--Links
to artwork.
Art
Collectors Quarterly--Scroll down for a good biography and some art
samples.
Pablo Picasso
About.com--Good
article. Be sure to visit the other links at this page for more information.
Artchive--Visit this site for links to Picasso's artwork.
El Greco
WebMuseum,
Paris--Good information including links to artwork.
A
Biography--Small print, but good information.
Microsoft
Encarta--Biography of El Greco.
National
Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.--Online tour of El Greco's art.
Great Resources to Start With:
Try
the Spanish section of the library for books on specific countries.
Try
Grolier
Online's Nueva Enciclopedia Numbre
en linea In Spanish.
Web
Resources:
LANIC
on the web. Click on Espanol on the top of the page to have text
in Spanish. Then click on
the country of your choice.
LatinWorld.
Click on your country. You can read the text in English
or Spanish.
Spanish-Speaking
Countries. After clicking the flag, choose from the drop-down
menu. Eng or Spanish.
Spanishstudies.com
-- Links to specific countries as well as other Latin American resources.
English.
Yahoo
Directory of Countries. Arrages sites according to topic for
each country. English.
U.S.
State Dept. Background Notes -- Western Hemisphere. Click on
the country of your choice.
Library
of Congress Country Studies -- Click on the country of your choice.
Altapedia
-- Facts, figures, statistical data, maps, and more.
Foreign
Embassies -- Connect with the embassy from the country you're studying.
Foods of the world: Try the Global Gastronomer! or LANIC's Food & Nutrition Links.
Internet
Resources for Latin America
A good source for Latin American News.
Yahoo!
Latin America
Lots of links to various Spanish and Latino sites including Yahoo! en espanol
and Latin American countries.
Latin
American Political Database
A great site to search for political information and documents such as
constitutions, election data, etc. Can be
read in either English or Spanish.
CIA
Factbook. Click on the country of your choice for information
on the government, economy, and all sorts of interesting facts and statistics.
Library of Congress' Portals to the World: A GREAT collection of resources and information on countries.
Library of Congress Country Studies - Select your country from the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the welcome screen.
BBC Country Profiles - History, politics, and economic background on specific countries. Also includes audio and video clips from BBC archives.
IPL Newspapers - Newspapers organized by countries. Find more newspapers from around the world at Newslink.
don Quijote's Profiles of Spanish-speaking countries: Includes history, culture, currency, and travel information.
Specific
Country Sites
Argentina
Brazil
Bolivia
BoliviaWeb
-- Take a virtual tour or find out about Bolivian cuisine.
Bolivia
Reference
Chile
Chile Information
Project -- A travel guide to Chile.
Columbia
Republica
de Columbia - En Espanol.
Costa
Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
El
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Library of Congress- A Country
Study: Mexico:
Nicaragua
IBW Internet Gateway
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Puerto
Rico
Puerto Rico
Republica
Dominica
Spain:
All About Spain -- Learn about the regions, cities, culture, more.
Take a photo tour. English or Spanish.
La Republica Dominica
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
Online
Belize
Belize Explorer
- A virtual tour of Belize and its principal cities.
Brazil
Virtuotourist
Brazil - A virtual tour of Recife, Brazil.
Virtuotourist
Brazil - A virtual tour of Sao Felix from Cachoeira, Brazil.
Costa Rica
Virtourist
Costa Rica - A very well-done virtual tour. Nice pictures and
captions.
Cuba Virtourist Cuba - A virtual tour of Pinear del Rio in western Cuba. When finished, go to Part 2.
Peru
Virtuotourist
Peru - A virtual tour of Cuzco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
of the Incas.
Mexico
Mexico
Visitor Center - Virtual Tour
Day
of the Dead
Mexico
Online
Day of the Dead article featuring a brief history
AZCentral.com
Choose links to information including history, food, events/timeline, photos,
etc.
Mexico
Connect
Features history, customs, rituals.
Northern
Illinois University
Lots
of links to information on the Deay of the Dead.
"What
do Mexicans Celebrate" -- Information on the Day of the Dead
El
Dia de Los Muertos--En Espanol and in
English.
El
Dia de Muertos--En Espanol
El Dia
de Los Muertos -- En Espanol. Site created by CSU, Monterey Bay
Explanation
-- En Espanol
Vocabulario
-- En Espanol
Noche
de Muertos -- En Espanol. Universidad
Michoacana.
Festivals
and Tradiciones de Los Muertos -- En Espanol.
Universidad de Guadelajara
Traditions
of the Dead's Day -- Scroll down the page for many more links.
Cinco de Mayo
The
Story Behind Cinco de Mayo - About.com Optional English/Spanish
La
Batalla de Puebla - Cultural Fronteriza. En
Espanol.
The History of Cinco de Mayo - MexOnline
Cinco de Mayo - History.com
How Cinco de Mayo Works - HowStuffWorks.com - Be sure to use the links at the top to view the Introduction, History, and Celebration of the event.
Be
sure to also visit Grolier at the Library Home Page and look in our encyclopedia
sets for more
information.
Incas
Mayas
Los
Antiguos Mayas - En Espanol
Toltecs
Los
Toltecs - a short intro. En Espanol.
Los
Toltecas - History, etc. En Espanol.
Yaqui
Yaqui
Indians - Catholic Encyclopedia.
Cora
About.com
- Several links to information on the Cora.
Latin
American Heroes
Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia - Search our subscription service for articles
in Spanish.
Personajes
historico -- Links to information on many important LA heroes. En
Espanol.
Biografias y
Vidas -- Biographies en Espanol
Simon Bolivar
Biblioteca
Virtual de Simon Bolivar- A brief biography of Simon Bolivar
En Espanol.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar E.
Chavez Institute -- Achievements, Biography, Chronology, etc. In English
y Espanol.
Cesar
Chavez -- Mundo Latino En Espanol.
UFW's La Historia de Cesar Chavez
Cristobal Colon
Biografia de Cristobal
Colon from Argentina's Ministry of Government En
Espanol
Biografias y Vidas En Espanol
Miguel Hidalgo
Biografias y
Vidas En Espanol
Miguel
Hidalgo y Costilla -- Diario Yucatan En Espanol
Emiliano Zapata
Biografias y
Vidas En Espanol
Emiliano
Zapata En Espanol
Jose M. Morelos
Don
José María Morelos y Pavón -- Diario Yucatan En
Espanol
Jose Marti - Autor
Jose Francisco de San
Martin
Jose
Francisco de San Martin -- Argentina Ministerio de Educación
En
Espanol.
Francisco de Miranda
Biografias y vidas En Espanol
Jose Antonio Ramos Sucre
Fundacion
Jose Antonio Ramos Sucre -- En Espanol.
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