Cuenta Tus Gallinas

"Eran diez los mariachis. Ahora solo quedan nueve. Ay, caramba, ¿qué pasó? ¡La guitarra se rompió! Cuenta hacia atrás con esta simpática banda de diez mariachis."--P. [4] of cover.

Hasta el siglo XVIII se impuso el silencio a los navegadores para que las rutas marítimas no fueran descubiertas así salvaguardar los descubrimientos de las naciones más poderosas de quienes buscaban aprovecharse. Isabel Barreto sustituyó a su esposo Álvaro de Mendaña al mando de la expedición hacia las islas Salomón, donde había un grupo de hombres que la rechazaban por ser mujer. Un personaje fuera de serie, valiente y ejemplar que se adelantó a su tiempo. Una apasionante novela que narra las aventuras de Isabel Barreto, la primera mujer que se atrevió a ponerse al mando de un...

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