El Vicario Apostolico Jacinto Vera, Lustro Definitorio En La Historia del Uruguay (1859-1863), Primera Parte

La historia la escriben los vencedores, y la Castilla victoriosa no fue una excepción. En el siglo XIII, tras ganar la batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa y conquistar gran parte de Al-Andalus, cuando sólo faltaba la pieza del reino nazarí de Granada para completar el mapa de la llamada Reconquista, Castilla era sin duda la nación más pujante de la península Ibérica y una de las nuevas potencias europeas. Su pasado, sin embargo, no era tan brillante como su presente: "No había logrado la independencia de León hasta el siglo XI, había sido uno de los últimos reinos cristianos en nacer y...

The author of "Blue Desert" meditates upon the emotional, spiritual, and political shambles of the late 1960s and early 1970s and upon the strength of the land, particularly the desert Southwest, and its ability to prevail despite modern efforts to exploi

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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.