Guadalupe

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Uno de los principales triunfos del hombre sobre la naturaleza fue el de vencer las tinieblas gracias a la lumbre o luz producida por el fuego. Dicen los cronistas que el primer indicio que tuvo Cristóbal Colón ,al llegar a lo que él desconocía que iba a ser América, no estuvo asociado a la visión de tierra sino a los reflejos de luz producidos por las hogueras o fogones encendidos por los habitantes del nuevo mundo. La lucha del hombre contra la oscuridad es una de tantas que la humanidad ha enfrentado en su camino evolutivo. Pues bien, desde esa primera lumbre hasta los grandes...

Guardia personal del rey, cuerpo de élite de la caballería del ejército que luchaba contra Granada, mercenarios al servicio de la corona castellana o eventuales espía... Todas estas definiciones pueden asociarse a los hombres cuya historia se escribe en este volumen, pero en ellas falta el elemento clave de su excepcionalidad: eran musulmanes.