Spain in America / España en América is a parallel text edition of the historical work written in English by Edward Gaylord Bourne (1904) and translated into Spanish by Rafael de Zayas Enríquez (1906). Professor Bourne provides a detailed account of the discovery and early exploration of the New World to the year 1580, followed by an outline sketch of the Spanish colonial system to the year 1821.The book will be useful to those interested in improving their reading comprehension of English or Spanish through study of an inherently fascinating subject presented at ample length.