Author: Carlos M. Fernandez-Shaw.
Title: The Hispanic Presence in North America: from 1492 to today.
Description: New York, Facts on File, 1999. Bound, hardcover with original dustjacket (protected with removable cellophane), 375pp., 22.5x28.5cm., illustr. in b/w., in very good condition.. ISBN 0816021333. This work offers an insight into the origin and growth of Hispanic settlements in the USA. Divided into two sections, the first gives a state-by-state account of the Spanish exploration and colonization of America, and profiles of every major explorer, missionary and settler in the making of the modern United States, from Christopher Columbus to the present day. The second section comprises a series of appendices which give useful listings of all officials, media, organizations and institutions which are operational in today's Spanish-speaking community.

Keywords: Noord-Amerika / U.S.A. Noord-Amerika North America geschiedenis history presence aanwezigheid USA American Noord-Amerikaanse spaanse spanish settlements nederzettingen discoveries ontdekkingsreizen explorations spain Spanje