by Francisco Moreno Fernández, Instituto Cervantes · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467049848
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How did a language born in small villages in northern Spain become the second most spoken language in the world, with more than 500 million speakers on five continents? This book tells the fascinating adventure of the Spanish language, from its humble origins in the Iberian Peninsula to its global expansion through conquerors, clerics, and settlers. Discover the mysteries of its evolution, the characters who shaped its first words, and the milestones that marked its spread in America, Africa, and the Philippines. A story of villages, palaces, roads, and official documents that reveals how Spanish became a universal language.
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Francisco Moreno Fernández was a Spanish Navy admiral who fought in the Rif War and later participated in the coup d'état in Spain against the Second Spanish Republic in July 1936 that triggered the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). He fought on the Nationalist side during the war, rising to the rank of vicealmirante in the Nationalist fleet and was both its commander-in-chief throughout the war and the commander of its Mediterranean Blockade Forces from 1937 to 1939. He later reached the rank of almirante (admiral). For his service, General Francisco Franco posthumously awarded him the title of 1st Marquis of Alborán on 1 April 1950.
