Lugares recorridos y sentidos de la memoria histórica

Vivimos en un planeta, pero no en un planeta cualquiera. Y es la toma de conciencia de esa condición especialísima de la Tierra la que nos invita a plantearnos, no por qué los otros planetas son diferentes al nuestro, sino por qué la Tierra es asombrosamente distinta. Con estilo claro y sencillo, a la vez que con rigor y precisión cuando son necesarios, el autor dialoga y comparte con el lector esa sensación de extrañeza que le ha producido la realidad física de la Tierra; con un lector que no tiene por qué ser un científico, geógrafo, astrónomo, físico, sino sólo una persona...

At the juncture of an Excan Tlahltoloyan invasion to Cholula, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca engage in a violent war when disputing the love of goddess Victoria on the gladiatorial stone, who is manifested as the emissary and harbinger of the fifth sun destruction. Amid rituals and sacrifices, flowery warfare, and tzompantli, love blossoms and dies. The story is complemented by a chilling account of the Battle of Zacatecas and the Jerez fair, where Mexican traditions are illustrated and glorified.

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.

Much has been written about the European influence on America, though very little has been written about the reverse. Colombian educator and diplomat Germán Arciniegas worked his entire life to disclose the contributions of the New World to the Western culture: the progress of science, philosophy, and the modern word, among others. Every event and anecdote presented in this book links America to Europe, defending the notion that America completed cultural life on earth. Mucho se ha escrito sobre la influencia de Europa en América. poco, en cambio, se ha dicho en sentido contrario. en esta...