This is a fascinating work and one which probes into the huge Hispanic contribution to the formation and development of United States, hitherto ignored by history. Dr. Vega's painstaking research uncovers and highlights existing information that has been overlooked or disregarded for many years, and incorporates this material into the historical narrative of these United States. The subsequent details provided by the author establish that the United States did not begin in 1607, nor was it confined to thirteen unsettled colonies barely occupying a minute portion of a vast continent. Instead,...