Around the World in 175 Days

In recent years, no History of Spain has been published in a single volume that serves as a reading for the general public and, at the same time, as a manual for students. With the desire to seek the truth, this work appears in which the authors reflect on all the events in which Spain has starred.

Este segundo volumen de José Agustín Blanco Barros – Obras completas rescata un conjunto de textos relacionados con el origen, consolidación o extinción de diversas poblaciones que conformaron el Partido de Tierradentro, territorio del Caribe colombiano que hoy se conoce como Departamento del Atlántico. Los editores, miembros del Grupo de Investigaciones en Arqueología, Historia y Estudios Urbanos de la Universidad del Norte –guiados personalmente por el maestro Blanco Barros–, se dieron a la tarea de corroborar fuentes originales, subsanar omisiones e incluir anexos completos...

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When looking at historical photographs of Guadalupe residents, one sees the faces that represent the area s unique and diverse past. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Chumash and mapped by Spanish explorers, Guadalupe was first named in the 1840s Mexican land grant honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, the title given to the Virgin Mary. Through the years, waves of immigrants made their way to Guadalupe to take advantage of the fertile soil and unique geographic features, the most prominent of which are the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, which contain some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth and have...