Guadalupe

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Durante los siglos XVI y XVII, gran parte de la Real Audiencia de Quito es un territorio de frontera. En la mitad septentrional, la autoridad de los funcionarios coloniales se limita a los valles serranos y solo en algunas ocasiones se extiende hacia el territorio situado en los contrafuertes andinos. Aunque la población de Quito no se encuentra directamente amenazada por los indígenas hostiles, a uno y otro lado de la ciudad, tanto al este como al oeste, es posible encontrar, apenas a un par de jornadas, grupos indígenas hostiles, denominados "indios de guerra" en los documentos...

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Sáenz Quesada sintetiza el recorrido histórico y cronológico que va desde la fundación de la sociedad colonial hasta la actualidad. Son 74 capítulos pensados para ser leídos en forma independiente, que incluyen los hechos políticos sobresalientes, pero también referencias a la vida privada, rasgos biográficos de los protagonistas, el clima de ideas y la sensibilidad de cada época, además de ejemplos para que el pasado se humanice y se vuelva más cercano y comprensible.