Daily Life During the Spanish InquisitionThe life of persecuted minorities, as well as that of the wealthy and the ordinary people of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, comes alive in this illuminating account. For three and a half centuries, the Inquisition permeated every aspect of daily life in early modern Spain. This history depicts in graphic terms the dangers faced by Jews and Muslims and their suffering at the handsof the Inquisitors, as well as the struggle for survival of the lower classes and the ostentatious display of wealth of the high nobility.
Cervantes's Don Quixote (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish, you've never read Don Quixote.
Inhabited by the Taino Indians since the seventh century, the Dominican Republic became the site of the first European settlement in the Americas when Christopher Columbus claimed the island for Spain in 1492. Santo Domingo proudly boasts the first cathedral, fortress, hospital, monastery, university, palace, and streets in the Americas. Once ruled by Spain, France, and Haiti, the country eventually gained its independence in 1844 and modeled its constitution after the U.S. Constitution.
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Frommer's Spain 2010
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Spain features gorgeous full-color photos of everything from the Balearic beaches to the cosmopolitan capitals. Our authors will guide you through the 17 semi-autonomous regions of Spain, pointing out the best restaurants, hotels, nightlife, and attractions along the way.
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