A collection of short historical episodes that read like stories. Beginning with Columbus' arrival in the Bahamas, the collection covers many encounters between Europeans and Natives and well-known as well as obscure episodes in history. Collected from various magazines published in Cuba and Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1962, with a short excerpt from his novel El Mundo es Ancho y Ajeno added as an epilogue. Similar to his other collection, Fabulas y Leyendas Americanas, but with factual histories instead of myths. ( )