Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Simon Bolivar, El Libertador
This detailed biography in Spanish of the famous South American liberator Simon Bolivar includes many portraits and related links.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Bernardo Houssay
Find out about Bernardo Alberto Houssay, the first Latin American and Argentine to receive the Nobel Prize for his research on the role that pituitary hormones play in sugar metabolism.
Other
Latino Cultures & History
Listing of recommended links for research into the arts, history, culture, famous Latinos, and cooking of Latin American countries.
Other
Buzzle.com: Historyplex: Famous Hispanic Women Who Influenced the World
Profiles seven amazing Hispanic women and their contributions to sports, academia, and the arts. (Has some embedded ads.)
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Carlos Fuentes
Biography on Mexican novelist, Carlos Fuentes, famous author, scholar and diplomat with great political stature, who produced a trove of essays, short stories and novels. Students can visit photos, interviews and read a profile of Mr....
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Carlos Santana
In the late 1960s, when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and other rock genres were raging, Carlos Santana and his band Santana introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This...
Cengage Learning
Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Alex Rodriguez
A biography and interesting facts about this Hispanic American major league baseball player who signed a record $252 million contract.
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Jose Guadalupe Posada: His Calaveras
View authentic prints of Posada's famous work, las calaveras. This site contains 6 different pieces of Posada's work.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: 6 X Texto + Contexto
Read the biography of the following famous people: Francisco Hinojosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jose Agustin, Ann Martin, Clayton Bess and Jordi Sierra I Frabra and John Lennon.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
BBC
Bbc Mundo: Mundo Latino
A special BBC feature, originally done as part of 2000 election coverage, on the growing presence and voting power of Latinos in the United States. Click US states on a map to see where and how Latino influence will be felt over the next...
Library of Congress
Loc: Puerto Rican/cuban Immigration
The story of the Puerto Rican people and their migration to the U.S. Many famous Puerto Ricans are mentioned. Be sure to click on Vocabulary at the bottom of the page to listen to Latin-Caribbean instruments.