De Puerto-Rico a Madrid. Estudios de viaje

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En el tercer volumen de la colección "Los pecados capitales de la historia de España", la reconocida historiadora y divulgadora Maria Pilar Queralt del Hierro construye un fresco sociológico y político de España desde 1800 hasta finales del siglo XX a través de los placeres de la mesa en un tono distendido y ameno muy bien documentado. Expone las costumbres, usos, trascendencia y anecdotario en torno a lo que la iglesia católica defi ne como pecado de gula: "vicio del deseo desordenado por el placer conectado con la comida o con la bebida", a través de anécdotas como las escapadas de ...

8 de enero de 1642, hora 14:12: a las afueras de Florencia, en la Villa Il Gioiello, el científico pisano Galileo Galilei le relata a sus hijos los extraños y dolorosos hechos que lo llevaran a ser acusado de herejía, en un primer momento, antes de ser enjuiciado y finalmente obligado a abjurar por los cardenales del Santo Oficio. Diez horas más tarde, a las 00:12, a medida que su respiración comienza a hacerse más lenta y afanosa, Galileo encomienda a la posteridad la validez de sus descubrimientos al no renegarlos por enésima vez, proclamándose un fiel creyente de la fe católica...