by José Javier Esparza · LA ESFERA DE LOS LIBROS, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788499708904
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«¡Santiago y cierra España!: El nacimiento de una nación» is the historical essay by José Javier Esparza, published by La Esfera de los Libros in hardcover (480 pages, in Spanish).
The book opens with the Christian victory at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (13th century), which removes the Muslim threat from Western Europe and leaves only the Nasrid kingdom of Granada in the south. From there, Esparza explains how Castile becomes mired in internal conflicts while Aragon expands across the Mediterranean, and how, despite their differences, the Hispanic kingdoms move towards a unity that would ultimately forge the birth of Spain as a nation.
This volume is the third and final installment of the author's Reconquista trilogy, completed by «La gran aventura del reino de Asturias» and «Moros y cristianos».
Recommended for readers of popular history interested in the medieval period and the process of Spain's formation.
Elonnie J. Josey was an African-American activist and librarian. Josey was the first chair of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, having been instrumental in its formation in 1970; served as president of the American Library Association from 1984 to 1985; and was the author of over 400 books and other publications.
