Félix D. Almaráz, Jr.

Spring 2008

Office: BV 4.318 (Downtown)

Hours: TR 8:30-9:30(DT), MW 4:30-5:25p(1604) or by appt.

Phone: (210) 458-2616

Fax: (210) 458-2541

E-Mail: n/a

Vita:

Felix Almaraz, Professor of History, received a B.A. and an M.A. from St. Mary's University and a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Almaraz's teaching and research reflects an engagement with processes within Hispanic communities. His main teaching areas include: The Spanish Borderlands, Texas, Colonial Latin America, Imperial and Modern Spain. In recent publications such as Knight Without Armor: Carlos E. Castaņeda, A Biography of a Mexican-American Historian, 1896-1958. Texas A&M University Press and Madero in Texas. Corona Publishing Co., 2001, Dr. Almaraz examines the lives and contributions of transnational historical figures. His most recent and significant grants include a 1994 President's Distinguished Achievement Award, an Excellence in Research award in 1988, and a Senior Fulbright Lectureship in the Republic of Argentina.