Oriente Frente a Occidente

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La urdimbre y trama de este libro se teje con los acontecimientos de la Conquista y la Colonia en los Reinos de Indias: el choque violento de dos mundos, la instauración del dominio de los europeos, la evangelización, la aculturación por mestizaje de cacicazgos y razas. Simultá-neamente se cumplieron la extracción de las riquezas minerales y su traslado a España, operaciones en extremo complejas, de sorprendente plenitud en vivencias individuales y sociales, episodios centrales de esta saga. La avidez por el oro y la plata determinó la conducta de individuos, parroquias y reinos y los...

Known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks," Springfield was founded in 1829 and became the seat of Greene County in 1835. Beginning in 1870, Springfield served as a railroad hub that connected the Ozarks culturally and financially to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and points along the East Coast. In 1938, Route 66 became part of the city's history when the legendary highway came through the public square on College Street. Built on land donated by Springfield founder John Polk Campbell, the square continues to be a vital part of the city's culture and economy. Postcard History Series:...

Esta magnífica obra trata del amor que sentía el gran cacique Guarionex por la hermosa taina Loarina. Pero este gran amor no era correspondido, pues Loarina amaba a su vez al soldado español Cristobal de Sotomayor. Al sentirse rechazado, Guarionex reta a un duelo a muerte a Sotomayor, que termina con graves consecuencias para ambos...