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The eagle on the cactus : traditional tales from Mexico = El águila encima del nopal : cuentos tradicionales de Mexico / retold by Angel Vigil ; translated by Francisco Miraval.
LIBRA F1219.3.F6 V54 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vigil, Angel.
- Series:
- World folklore series
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Mexico--Folklore.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs.
- Tales--Mexico.
- Tales.
- Mexico.
- Legends--Mexico.
- Legends.
- Physical Description:
- xlvii, 223 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.
- Other Title:
- Águila encima del nopal
- Place of Publication:
- Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000.
- Language Note:
- English and Spanish.
- Summary:
- This beautiful tapestry of traditional tales, history, folk arts, and dance offers you a glimpse into the living legacy of Mexican folklore. Tales include classics, pourquoi creation tales from native people of pre-Hispanic Mexico, and tales from the Spanish colonial era of Mexican history -- trickster tales, adventure and wonder stories, and animal fables. Fifteen of the 44 tales are also presented in Spanish!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1563087030
- 156308743X
- OCLC:
- 43615551
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