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Knight without Armor: Carlos E. Castañeda is the definitive biography of one of the most honored yet unknown historians of the twentieth century. No other historian of Hispanic descent has matched Castañeda's success, with twelve books and nearly eighty articles published in three decades. He was also one of the most distinguished, having earned prestigious accolades such knighthood in the Vatican's Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and in Spain's Order of Isabel la Católica as praise for his contributions to the study of Catholicism and the history of the Spanish borderlands in North America.

Castañeda personified the ideal of knighthood as he overcame the limitations of financial burdens and ethnic discrimination. Rising out of humble origins in south Texas, he fought to improve school conditions in the barrios of San Antonio, and later served on Franklin D. Roosevelt's Committee on Fair Employment Practices during World War II. In 1939, he realized his dream of becoming a professor and historian. While teaching at the University of Texas, Castañeda specialized in Latin American history and focused on the history of Catholicism as the subject closest to his heart. His eight-volume work Our Catholic Heritage in Texas, 1519-1950 has been called the best work ever written on the Spanish colonial era in Texas.

Until his death in 1958, Carlos Castañeda worked to educate others on the history of Hispanic Americans and their culture, and courageously sought equality for his people. Author Félix D. Almaráz, Jr. has compiled numerous writings, interviews and photographs from private collections as well as state and national archives in order to present a worthy tribute of a historian whose praise is long overdue.
About the Author: Félix Almaráz is the current president of the Texas State Historical Association. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico and teaches at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the author of several books, including Tragic Cavalier: Governor Manuel Salcedo of Texas, 1808-1813, originally published by the University of Texas Press in 1971 and reissued by Texas A&M University Press in 1991


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780890968901
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Texas A&M University Press
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 456
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Carlos Eduardo Castañeda, 1896-1958
  • Width: 169 mm
  • ISBN-10: 089096890X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 41 mm
  • Weight: 1047 gr

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