Voces de la trinchera

¿Por qué la España de los Austrias se convirtió en la mayor potencia en ambos hemisferios durante los siglos XVI y XVII?¿Cómo pudo mantenerse durante tanto tiempo?¿Cómo funcionaba toda aquella maquinaria?La robustez del gobierno de los Austrias fue esencial para que las políticas imperiales triunfaran y se expandieran por todo el orbe. La lealtad y la religión fueron los dos pilares en las que se cimentó. Alfredo Alvar, una de las máximas autoridades en la materia, se adentra en el complejo entramado político, social y económico que sustentó el imperio para responder a todas...

Roger Caillois examina en este libro las múltiples formas de manifestación y de creación de la imaginación mítica; en estas páginas están al mismo tiempo las habilidades del poeta y las destrezas del investigador riguroso.

When looking at historical photographs of Guadalupe residents, one sees the faces that represent the area s unique and diverse past. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Chumash and mapped by Spanish explorers, Guadalupe was first named in the 1840s Mexican land grant honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, the title given to the Virgin Mary. Through the years, waves of immigrants made their way to Guadalupe to take advantage of the fertile soil and unique geographic features, the most prominent of which are the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, which contain some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth and have...

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