This is the last “In Case You Missed It” column of 2015. I will be back in 2016 with more news and updates. If you have any questions, please get in contact with me. Happy holidays, everyone!
Conservative Mauricio Macri wins Argentina presidency | BBC
Conservative Mauricio Macri has been confirmed as the winner in Argentina’s presidential elections after his ruling party opponent conceded. Read more
Change ahead: Mauricio Macri’s vision for Argentina | BBC
Only a year ago, Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri was seen as a minor player in the race for the presidency. Read more
Prêmio Jabuti divulga a lista dos vencedores de 2015 | Globo
A Câmara Brasileira do Livro divulgou nesta quinta-feira (19) a lista dos vencedores do prêmio Jabuti, a mais tradicional premiação literária do Brasil. Leia mais
Senior Brazilian senator and billionaire CEO both arrested for corruption | The Guardian
Delcídio do Amaral and André Esteves, of BTG Pactual SA, taken into custody as part of Petrobras kickback scandal. Read more
Fotografía española durante la Guerra Civil | El Documentalista Audiovisual
Muerte de un miliciano es una de las fotografías más conocidas de la Guerra Civil Española. Ver noticia
Project MUSE Partners with UNEBOOK, Bringing Spanish-Language Academic Books to MUSE Platform | Project Muse
Project MUSE is pleased to announce a partnership with UNEBOOK.ES to offer ebooks from publishers based in Spain and Latin America to the Project MUSE library market worldwide. See announcement
Academic print books are dying. What’s the future? | The Conversation
The print-format scholarly book, a bulwark of academia’s publish-or-perish culture, is an endangered species. The market that has sustained it over the years is collapsing. Read more
Las academias muestran la fortaleza del español | El País
El congreso de la ASALE subraya la riqueza de la diversidad. Ver noticia
34 pioneras que hicieron historia | El País
En 1975 no había juezas, ministras, policías, académicas, rectoras… A lo largo de la democracia han sido decenas los cargos e instituciones a los que llegaba por primera vez una mujer. Ver noticias
In Brazil, These Books Double as Subway Tickets | Book Business
People only read an average of about two books a year in Brazil. To promote reading, Brazil’s biggest pocket book publisher L&PM Editores created a collection of small paperbacks that also work as subway tickets. Read more
Fuertes repercusiones por un editorial de La Nación | La Nación
El texto “No más venganza” suscitó fuertes críticas y rechazos en ámbitos políticos y periodísticos. Ver noticia
Festival Eñe también se escribe con M, de mujer | El País
La cita de creación y debate llegó a su fin en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid tras dos días de intensa reflexión. Ver noticia
40 años: La transformación de un país | El País
Se cumplen 40 años de la muerte de Franco. Cuatro décadas de construcción y transformación de España. Ver artículo
More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S. | Pew Research Center
Net Loss of 140,000 from 2009 to 2014; Family Reunification Top Reason for Return. Read more
La UNESCO declara patrimonio de América Latina el archivo de Ignacio Ellacuría | El Diario
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) declaró “Patrimonio Documental” de América Latina al archivo del jesuita Ignacio Ellacuría, asesinado en El Salvador en 1989, informó hoy el Museo salvadoreño de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI). Ver noticia
An African King in Bolivia | New York Times
Tucked away in an isolated part of Bolivia, there is a royal family whose existence is as surprising as it is humble. Despite his title, King Don Julio I and his wife live in a small apartment atop a small store in Mururata, Bolivia, where he farms coca leaves and other crops. Read more
Travel The El Paso Mission Trail: Where The Real First Thanksgiving Took Place | Huffington Post
When one thinks of the history of Texas, the first thing they think about is probably the Alamo, right? But to get to the early history of the Lone Star state, head on over to the El Paso Mission Trail in west Texas. Read more
Brazil’s only slave memoir to be published in Portuguese for first time | The Guardian
Four million Africans were brought to Brazil as slaves but only Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua wrote down his story – in English as a free man in Canada. Read more
Investigación judicial por fraude millonario en las ayudas a películas | El País
Un informe del Ministerio de Cultura destapa numerosos cines que falsean datos de espectadores para lograr ayudas. Ver noticia