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E-Resources for Research in Latin American and Iberian Studies: Library of Congress

This document provides open access resources to research Latin America and Iberia.

Library of Congress

Hispanic Division

Freely Accessible Americas (Hispanic Studies) Online Resources

A collection of publicly available Americas (Hispanic studies) online resources selected by Library of Congress staff.

Krause Collection of Sir Francis Drake (Library of Congress)

This collection comprises important primary and secondary materials accumulated about Drake’s voyages throughout the then Spanish territory of the Americas. Texts are in English, Latin, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French.

Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)

Listen to audio recordings of prominent Hispanic writers including Nobel Laureates Gabriel García Márquez, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, and Octavio Paz, and renowned writers Jorge Amado, Jorge Luis Borges, and Julio Cortázar reading from their works at the Library of Congress.