Madrid cautivo

En esta obra el lector conocerá las principales etapas de la historia del continente africano: la prehistoria, con la aparición de los primeros homínidos en África; los tiempos antiguos, donde se observan similitudes culturales entre el Antiguo Egipto y las sociedades subsaharianas; los siglos oscuros, el período menos conocido de la historia africana; la era de los imperios o época clásica africana, en la que se erigieron grandes imperios cuya fama llegó hasta Europa; la era del contacto occidental o período predador, caracterizada por el tráfico de esclavos y por la...

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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...

Este testimonio fue recogido por Martine du Authier cuando, siendo estudiante de Etnología, realizaba una investigación sobre la fiesta mestiza de la Virgen del Carmen de Paucartambo (Cuzco), habiendo sido David Villasante González (1900-1988) uno de sus principales informantes. Después del fallecimiento de este último, el libro se pudo terminar gracias al concurso de una de sus hijas, Rosaldina. Dotado de grandes calidades humanas, David Villasante fue un apasionado de las tradiciones culturales de su pueblo, sin establecer jerarquías entre los elementos indígenas y mestizos. Su...