Miguel López de Legazpi. La conquista de Manila.

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso es la biografía novelada del célebre compositor, narrada en vísperas de su muerte en Viena, en 1741. En el relato, impregnado de gran sensualidad, ternura y realismo, se respira el ambiente veneciano del siglo XVIII. El músico más notable quizá que haya dado Venecia nos narra su infancia y juventud, su formación musical y religiosa, pues fue sacerdote, y sus tres grandes amores: el Pio Ospedale della Pietà –del que fue maestro di violino- que fuera su casa de toda una vida; Cecilia, su primera amante, solista de trompa del orfanato, que le diera dos...

Siglo XIII. Tierra Santa sigue tomada por los infieles y slo una nueva Cruzada podra conseguir su conversin, pero la escandalosa corrupcin de la Iglesia y la mezquindad de varios soberanos impiden que la campaa se realice. El ltimo Cruzado es una fascinante novela sobre la vida de Ramn Llull y Arnau de Vilanova, ilustres pensadores de la Edad Media, y sus conexiones con el poder clerical de la poca, el curioso papado de Avion, los reinos europeos del momento, la Orden del Temple, las Vsperas Sicilianas y las herejas que asolaban Europa. Ninguno pudo escapar a su destino: Vilanova fue...

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...

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...

La autora nos transmite en este libro su regocijo por la vida, buen humor y tal vez, sobre todo, sensatez y cordura ante esta larga experiencia que le ha tocado vivir. Mariana Frenk escribió este libro cuando acababa de cumplir 97 años (hoy tiene 104).

Although few people know its history, Philadelphia is the third-largest Puerto Rican community in the United States. Thousands have made el viaje, or the journey, from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, beginning before 1898 and continuing today. Puerto Ricans came as political exiles, merchants, and workers and built vibrant everyday lives and community organizations. By the 1970s, the Puerto Rican community was strong and diverse. El Viaje is a photographic journey of Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, and it refers to a popular local radio program.