Conchas de fuego y de sangre

Este libro ofrece un estudio acerca de la historia posterior a la debacle algodonera siguiendo tres ejes. En primer lugar, el estancamiento demográfico y económico que, a la vez que expulsó a miles de habitantes hacia Estados Unidos, hizo que el norte dejara de atraer a habitantes del centro y sur del país. En segundo lugar, la inconformidad política, la de las clases populares, propia de las décadas de 1960 y 1970, y, a partir de la década de 1980, la de empresarios y propietarios. Por último, el adiós al optimismo, que se nutrió de problemas ambientales, de dificultades propias...

La correspondencia de Benito Arias Montano con el Presidente de Indias Juan de Ovando recoge el intercambio epistolar de un alto cargo de la administración filipina, que aprovecha la estancia de su viejo amigo Arias Montano en Flandes, donde este dirige la edición de la Biblia Políglota de Amberes, para surtirse de toda clase de libros, mapas, instrumentos astronómicos y hasta de unas pocas pinturas a precios más asequibles que en la península. Y nos permite hacer un seguimiento detallado de los pedidos hasta su recepción final en la corte, pasando por el transporte, aduana e...

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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...