El siglo XIX

Los movimientos independentistas que, a lo largo del siglo XIX, pusieron fin al dominio ibérico en América constituyen una épica apasionante y llena de claroscuros. Es una aventura rica en sucesos extraordinarios y personajes notables que contribuyeron a redefinir el rostro de un continente. La memoria colectiva conserva algunos de estos sucesos y a muchos de sus protagonistas. Sin embargo, una parte significativa de lo ocurrido durante ese tormentoso siglo y un buen número de figuras que encabezaron dicho impulso libertario han sido objeto del más injusto olvido. Juan María Alponte nos ...

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Este texto aborda la historia del proceso de construcción de la territorialidad de las poblaciones negras del sur del valle interandino, del Alto Cauca. Históricamente vinculadas a un proceso de resistencia, constituidas como pueblos, reclaman reconocimientos y reparaciones que puedan ser traducidos en los desarrollos de sus unidades locales, familiares y sus economías campesinas. Dicha historia ha estado mediada por procesos culturales, económicos, políticos y conflictos sociales, así como a sus vinculaciones a los trabajos agropecuarios y mineros del siglo XVIII y XIX y a su...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...