Vida de Pasteur

Bartolomé Clavero, catedrático de Historia del derecho de la Universidad de Sevilla, nos ofrece un texto que es, a la vez, un descargo de conciencia personal, la recuperación de la memoria histórica de una familia que prosperó a la sombra de la dictadura y, sobre todo, una elocuente denuncia, no sólo de los crímenes franquistas, sino, sobre todo, de la desmemoria posterior, empeñada en hacernos olvidar que "buena parte de la clase pudiente hoy en España debe su posición a la sangre y al despojo", como consecuencia de haberse alzado "con la victoria en la guerra y el botín en la...

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High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By...

Pasear, recorrer Madrid con un libro como guía es cada vez más habitual. Hay libros que ayudan a ver, a observar, a conocer lo que queda de la historia de una ciudad, lo que falta porque se perdió y nos aproxima a la vida de las personas que vivieron en Madrid hace mucho tiempo. Hay construcciones, lugares y rincones que nos llaman la atención y que nos gustaría situarlos en su contexto, relacionarlos con la época, conocer a sus autores, identificar sus formas... Este Recorrido Didáctico por el Madrid Medieval quiere satisfacer esos deseos y facilitar un paseo más completo y agradable ...