Saturnales

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Cuando el 21 de julio de 1588 el gran proyecto naval de Felipe II zarpó de A Coruña para invadir Inglaterra con una flota de 130 navíos y 30.000 hombres, la Armada Invencible inició su singladura hacia la leyenda. Pero, ¿dónde encontró el yunque donde forjó su funesto destino? En la hermosa y feraz costa occidental de Irlanda. Un total de 24 barcos naufragaron y 6.000 hombres perdieron la vida en sus costas.Hoy, cuatro siglos después de esa tragedia marítima y humana, el halo mí-tico de la Invencible sigue perviviendo en la Isla Esmeralda, grabado a fuego en su toponimia: desde las ...

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...

Durante la guerra de Irak, el gobierno español se alineó con las posturas de Washington en total soledad parlamentaria y en medio de grandes manifestaciones de rechazo popular. Este libro, en el que Ángel Viñas se remonta a los orígenes de la conexión de España con Estados Unidos, se inicia con la política de espera que adoptó la dictadura para diluir su pecado original, tras el "episodio pasajero" de la segunda guerra mundial. En su hora de triunfo, Franco puso a disposición de los norteamericanos España entera, al socaire de la letra pequeña y oculta de los pactos de Madrid",...