Análisis de la historia de acontecimientos

Después de una ardua labor de investigación, Sicilia logra "penetrar y tocar con las manos desnudas" la vida y la doctrina espiritual de Concepción Cabrera de Armida (1862-1937), cuyo amor, humanidad y compromiso histórico la colocan como una de las más altas místicas de México, a la altura de mujeres excepcionales como santa Teresa de Jesús y santa Teresita de Lisieux. La narración se ve enriquecida con la reconstrucción amena e interesante, junto con la vida de esta mujer, de buena parte de la historia de México.

Un sentido de ironía poética se registra cuando se aprende que Escocia nunca ganó una batalla militar importante cuando las probabilidades estaban a su favor.

A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore. In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny—the Catalan word for triumphant common...

Known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks," Springfield was founded in 1829 and became the seat of Greene County in 1835. Beginning in 1870, Springfield served as a railroad hub that connected the Ozarks culturally and financially to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and points along the East Coast. In 1938, Route 66 became part of the city's history when the legendary highway came through the public square on College Street. Built on land donated by Springfield founder John Polk Campbell, the square continues to be a vital part of the city's culture and economy. Postcard History Series:...