... became the symbol of Cuba's fight to get independence from Spain. He said "No man has any special right because he belongs to any specific race; just by saying the word man, we have already said all the rights." He was born in Havana and he was the son of a Spanish soldier. He published Versos sencillos in 1891 during a really hard ... Hispanic society of America. When Blue was released he was introduced as the spokesman for Latin American modernism. He always linked his work to a deep seeded pride in his Hispanic origins. He also liked to write about his various travels and experiences...

• Word Count: 601
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... by the protagonist in Martín Fierro, and ever since has waited for the inevitable day when he would avenge the death of his brother as he shows in his first word to Fierro on his arrival in town: "Ya sabí yo, señor, que podí contar con usted-. This inevitability is the underlying thread of the story, the ... his nature with an ability to look to the future of the nation and a good bye to the old ways. In El Sur, he highlights this dichotomy of his own origins with a short story that is read by many as semi autobiographical. Borges himself described the story in the prologue to Art...

• Word Count: 2130
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . A much different situation developed in the Dominican Republic. It contains the highest number of mulattos in the Americas and has a distinct classification of identity, but Dominicans would rarely use the word mulatto. "We deny that we are mulatto, because we don't wan to say openly that we have African roots,"" one Dominican claims. "Someone who is fairly light-skinned will say ... , they have taken different paths to achieve their present positions in the world. However this common thread of colonialism has permeated through every aspect of society leaving a legacy with recognizable ...

• Word Count: 2984
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate