Spain Myths

Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not take the conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime - and for decades after - as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts.

With Straits, celebrated historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto subjects the surviving sources to the most meticulous scrutiny ever, providing a timely and engrossing biography of the real Ferdinand Magellan. The truth that Fernández-Armesto uncovers about Magellan's life, his character, and the events of his ill-fated voyage offers up a stranger, darker, and even more compelling narrative than the fictional version that has been celebrated for half a millennium.

Caperucita Roja, es una niña que vive con su madre en una casita cerca del bosque. Un día su madre le da una cesta llena de cosas buenas para llevar a su abuela enferma, que vive más allá del bosque. La madre recomienda a Caperucita que tenga cuidado en el camino. En el bosque, sin embargo, la niña se encuentra con un lobo negro, que se acerca engañosamente a ella y se le cuenta dónde vive su abuela.