V.1. Explores the history and culture of Hispanic Americans, people in the United States whose ancestors--or they themselves--came from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of South and Central America -- v.2. Profiles 100 Hispanic Americans, both living and deceased -- v.3. Examines significant social, political, economic, cultural, and educational milestones in Hispanic American history, from 1492 to modern times -- v.4. Presents twenty-one full or excerpted articles, memoirs, letters, essays, speeches, testimony and other notable works of Hispanic Americans, each with an explanation of events discussed in the text -- v.5. A cumulative index of the four titles in the Reference LIbrary.