El origen de las Islas Canarias

This book deals with the evangelization of Spanish-speaking America between the European conquest and independence. The study investigates the concepts and strategies of catechesis, the general conditions of Church law and national politics as well as the prerequisites and conditions on the part of the Indians. New and specific forms of mutual understanding, of mediation and resistance developed through the transfer of European knowledge to a second geographical area and through the contact of cultures and religions. These new forms evolved beyond the sphere of religion and determine cultural ...

"Although exhaustively researched, book is too detailed and not well written. Work does not focus on Cuba directly; rather, it studies the powerful influence of Cuban proslavery interests in the fight against reforms and abolition carried on by Valencia's urban patriarchs"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Acervo de ex votos recopilados en San Juan de Los Lagos, que nos muestran el valor histórico, el aprecio y el agradecimiento a la divinidad, en cumplimiento de una promesa hecha con el fin de obtener un beneficio más allá de los medios naturales.

The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli is one of his most celebrated works regarding western philosophy and politics. It constitutes a polemic and irreverent way of thinking that is a bit ironic but always lucid. You'll be captivated by a timeless assessment of power, status, and their origins, as well as how these are legitimized.