Los Antepasados

En Apoteosis de don Pedro Calderón de la Barca, José Zorrilla hace una apología a la hispanidad y al orgullo herido de un imperio que dio sus últimos estertores en el siglo XIX. El texto resulta interesante, incluso desde su idea épica de una estructura nacional, y merece un análisis más centrado en lo político que en la noción de "divertimento literario" con que fue concebido originalmente. Cabe concluir comentando que aquí la figura de Calderón de la Barca es presentada como un estandarte nacional, una reivindicación de ese orgullo imperial antes referido.

El circo romano, la arena de los gladiadores, el dedo inclemente del emperador, la turba ebria de sangre y la fe de los mártires cristianos conforman un capítulo de la historia universal que es símbolo de todo un mundo.

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Who has not heard of Cuba? Its beaches, music, food, the beautiful women... and even Fidel Castro? But how many of you know about the misery and repression in which the people of Cuba live? How far does the violation of the civil rights of the people of Cuba go? It's hard to put so many bad things together in a small book. I'll show you some of the most relevant and the simplest things you never think about because you always had it when you need it and when you want it.