La historia del Vaupés desde esta orilla

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By...

El conocido históricamente como desastre de Annual ocurrió en el verano de 1921, entre el 21 de julio, cuando los rifeños rebeldes liderados por un antiguo moro amigo de España, Mohamed Abd-el-Krim, ocuparon la posición española de Igueriben, y el 10 de agosto, con la rendición y matanza en Monte Arruit. Entre medias, miles de militares españoles sufrieron un auténtico viacrucis al emprender una retirada desesperada y condenada al fracaso. Las noticias de tales hechos, así como el posterior cautiverio de centenares de militares y paisanos españoles, conmocionaron a España entera y ...