The Life of / La vida de La Pola (A Bilingual Picture Book Biography, English and Spanish)

Por/by Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, Citlali Reyes

Introduce your little ones to La Pola, a renowned figure in Colombian history!

La Pola, a seamstress from the Viceroyalty of New Granada, now Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela, became the spy for the revolutionary forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. While altering and mending clothing for royalist families, she overheard conversations and collected critical intelligence on their whereabouts and plans that she passed on to patriots and spies. She is considered a heroine of the independence of Colombia.

Parents will find this bilingual English-Spanish biography board book on La Pola revolutionary to their little one wanting to save the day and stand for what they believe in!