September 15 is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, all of whom declared independence in 1821. Mexico declared independence on September 16, Chile on September 18, and Belize on September 21.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, Alexander Street is offering free access to select full-text, online collections for libraries. Explore poetry, short stories, folk tales, novels, memoirs, non-fiction, and plays in both Spanish and English from Latino writers around the world. Please note that you must login using the following:
Username: eviews
Password: hispanicheritage
Access these collections now through October 15: