Homenaje Á Cristóbal Colón

Traces the history of the Jews in Spain until the expulsion in 1492 in regard to relations between the Crown, the Church, and the populace regarding the Jews and Conversos. Discusses, also, the fate of the Conversos during the 16th century. Focuses on Castile, with special attention to the city of Ávila. Asserts that anti-Jewish hostility in Spain, already from the time of the Visigoths, was not based on racism, but rather on negative religious stereotypes rooted in the minds of the populace and of the lower clergy, as well as on socioeconomic factors, such as the rise of Jews to dominant...

En esta obra se aborda el tránsito del reformismo borbónico a la independencia del Perú. La crisis del imperio transoceánico español que se hizo manifiesta entre fines del siglo XVIII y principios del siglo XIX impactó de diversas maneras en un virreinato caracterizado por su lealtad a la monarquía hispánica. A partir de una mirada colectiva se presta especial atención a esa fidelidad política en las dos coyunturas experimentadas, a saber, la etapa absolutista (1796-1809, 1815-1820 y 1824) y la etapa liberal (1810- 1814 y 1820-1823). A través de seis ensayos se reflexiona sobre...

El relato evocador y vibrante de cómo se rescataron las ideas del mundo clásico, el origen de nuestra herencia intelectual común. Tras la caída de Roma, muchas de las grandes ideas del mundo clásico, base del conocimiento moderno, se perdieron para siempre. Innumerables libros fueron destruidos por los cristianos, y la biblioteca de Alejandría, el mayor depósito de saber del mundo, fue arrasada. Pero tres manuscritos cruciales sobrevivieron a esa edad de la penumbra e impulsaron la llegada del Renacimiento. En este sorprendente debut, la historiadora Violet Moller rastrea los caminos...

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