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- Santiago Garc铆a-Casta帽贸n publishes bilingual edition of novel
Santiago Garc铆a-Casta帽贸n publishes bilingual edition of novel
Santiago Garc铆a-Casta帽贸n with a copy of his novel
Dr. Garc铆a-Casta帽贸n's novel Vida y fabulosas aventuras de Pedro Men茅ndez de Avil茅s was published in Spain over the summer in a bilingual edition: The Life and Fabulous Adventures of Pedro Men茅ndez de Avil茅s. The novel is written in the first person in 16th-century Spanish, and it is a historical novel about the Spanish seaman and explorer who founded the city of St. Augustine, FL, in 1565.
Santiago has also had a busy presentation schedule over the summer. Some of his presentations include:
Pedro Men茅ndez entre la historia y la ficci贸n. Invited lecture. Asociaci贸n Cultural La Serrana. Hotel 40 Nudos. Avil茅s, Spain. July 8, 2019. ()
Las huellas de Erat贸 y otros poemas. Poetry Reading. Art Street Festival. Avil茅s, Spain. July 18, 2019.
Spain: From Franco and Fascism to a Modern Democracy. Center for Life Enrichment. Highlands, NC. August 19, 2019.