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Carlos III acaba de subir al trono de España y firma de inmediato otro Pacto de Familia con Francia. La respuesta inglesa es inmediata. Aparece sobre las costas de La Habana la mayor fuerza naval de la historia, sólo superada siglos después en el desembarco de Normandía. La Habana se apresta a defenderse con sus exiguos medios, colocando a su frente como Gobernador del castillo del Morro al capitán de navío don Luis de Velasco e Isla, el cual no defraudará las esperanzas de los españoles, iniciándose una de las batallas navales y terrestres menos conocidas de la historia de España,...

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

This beginner biography takes a look into the life of Walt Disney and his innovative contributions to film and animation. Complete with full-bleed relevant and historical photographs, timeline, glossary, and index.

Meet Cole Sprouse! In this engaging title, readers will follow Sprouse's career from his early roles in Grace Under Fire, Big Daddy, The Suite Life with Jack and Cody, The Suite Life on Deck, and The Suite Life Movie with brother Dylan to solo work on the hit series Friends and Riverdale. His charitable work with the Ride a Wave Foundation is also featured. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo...