Soldados de Fortuna

A vision of the main empires that have occurred in history, from Egypt to the United States of America. A multitude of maps and illustrations that will help us understand Byzantium, the Chinese and Mongolian empires, the different caliphates, the pre-Columbian empires of America, the Spanish Empire, and more.

Esta obra pretende ser un homenaje a una de las figuras más desconocidas de nuestra historia, la reina de España María Isabel de Braganza, segunda esposa de Fernando VII entre 1816 y1818, inspiradora de la creación del Museo del Prado. Los facsímiles que en ella se reproducen, procedentes de la Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Historia, permiten asistir a su corta trayectoria vital, desde su entrada en la villa y corte hasta sus honras fúnebres, tanto en Madrid como en Roma. Igualmente, de la misma Biblioteca proceden los extractos de las obras de Mesonero Romanos y el marqués de...

En Cerezuelo de la Vera, singular pueblo fronterizo con Portugal y enclavado en un hermoso valle de la provincia de Cáceres, vive en su peculiar mansión el General de División en la reserva Julián Arcones Garabitas. Hasta allí le conduce su trabajo a Marcial Cifuentes, periodista en una modesta publicación, con el fin de entrevistar al militar para escribir un artículo sobre su curiosa residencia. La historia, aparentemente sencilla, se va complicando con distintos sucesos que van acaeciendo en la localidad. Desde un esperpéntico concierto a cargo de una ?particular? Big Band formada...

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...