La promesa de Gertruda

There is very scarce information on the author of this peculiar book, that many scholars consider initiated the British appetite for the Spanish colonies in South America. Accarette -as he calls himself- or Accarette du Biscay -as appears in the English translation of his story- seems to have been a French-Basque adventurer who traveled twice to South America between 1657 and 1660 under the false identity of a Spanish subject, as the Spanish regime would not allow non-subjects to disembark in its colonies. His most evident purpose -a fact Accarette does not hide- was the lucrative smuggling...

Navegante, político y escritor ingles. En 1580 tomó parte en la expedicíon inglesa contra los rebeldes irlandeses en Munster, lo que le permitió llamar la atención de la reina Isabel I, quien pronto lo acogió como uno de sus favoritos.

Una impresionante biografía que hace justicia a la trágica suerte personal de Turing, y que consigue hacer accesibles sus duraderos logros científicos.

A unique tribute to Jimi Hendrix on the 50th anniversary of his untimely death, featuring contributions by those who knew and worked with him, enhanced with images by the most renowned rock photographers of the era. In September 1970, the legendary Jimi Hendrix died at only 27 years of age. On the 50th anniversary of this tragic event, acclaimed r