Consecuencias de la rivalidad entre Simón Bolívar y Manuel del Castillo

Mexican Army veteran Andres Duarte was granted 6,595 acres along the southern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841 by the governor of Alta California. Rancho Azusa de Duarte eventually was carved into 40-acre parcels, and arriving families from the East and Midwest built schools, installed water lines, and grew crops. By 1900, two major rail lines served the area's thriving citrus industry. Duarte's beneficial climate led to the establishment in 1913 of a tuberculosis sanitarium, which became City of Hope, the world-class cancer treatment center. Bandleader Glenn Miller settled in...

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Las obras hidráulicas tuvieron un lugar de capital importancia en la Santafé virreinal. Si bien la construcción de acueductos, canales de desagüe y puentes no fue exclusiva del siglo xviii, vale la pena advertir que para finales de este siglo aumentaron las discusiones y controversias en torno al mejoramiento de la infraestructura hidráulica. Formalmente, lo anterior se ampara en la considerable cantidad de expedientes capitulares, audienciales, notariales y financieros que nos hablan de las construcciones e intervenciones hidráulicas adelantadas en la ciudad. Tal tipo de evidencia es...

Beginning with the days of ancient Egypt and Greece and spanning through the Middle Ages, this study of myths and legends tells the stories of various characters in mythology, from gods and men to heroes and monsters. These chronicles from distinctive times, places, and cultures provide an explanation of the origin of man and the world. Desde los dioses egipcios y griegos a los mitos de la Edad Media, este estudio de mitos y leyendas fascinantes relata la historia de los personajes de la mitología desde dioses y hombres hasta héroes y monstruos. Estas crónicas de distintos pueblos, épocas ...