La Navidad en las Monta?as

Project Gutenberg's La Navidad en las Montanas, by Ignacio Manuel AltamiranoThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: La Navidad en las MontanasAuthor: Ignacio Manuel AltamiranoRelease Date: January 25, 2004 [EBook #10825]Language: SpanishCharacter set encoding: ISO Latin-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LA NAVIDAD EN LAS MONTANAS ***Produced by Stan Goodman, DP Spanish, Miranda van de Heijning, PazBarrios and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.[Bold text is marked with /# ... #/][Illustration: IGNACIO M. ALTAMIRANO]LA NAVIDAD EN LAS MONTA�ASA SPANISH AMERICAN STORYBYIGNACIO MANUEL ALTAMIRANO_WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND VOCABULARY_BYEDITH A. HILLUNIVERSITY OF REDLANDSANDMARY JOY LOMBARDHIGH SCHOOL, REDLANDS, CAL.1917PREFACEAs the author himself says in his _Dedicatoria_, a picture of Mexicanlife is here offered, not as seen in large cities, which are much thesame all the world over, but in remote rural districts, "en lasmonta�as." The tale is idyllic, but in spite of its romantic spirit itpresents a vivid picture of rural life in Mexico.The text of this story is taken from the Fifth Edition, in theBiblioteca de la Europa y Am rica, Paris, 1891. �E.A.H.M.J.L.INTRODUCTIONThe following is quoted from _Modern ...