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PreS-Gr 2—The latest entries in the publisher's "The Life of/La vida de" series feature an 18th-century revolutionary who is considered one of the greatest figures in Colombian independence and 20th-century Mexican American journalist Ruben Salazar. Born in 1795 rural Colombia, Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta became a seamstress and moved to the capital to spy on the royal family. With the intelligence she gathered, the country was able to win independence from Spain. Salazar was the first Mexican American columnist for t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More