Peter Parley's Universal History, on the Basis of Geography

"El Catatumbo -etimológicamente, \'la casa de los truenos\'- es una subregión transfronteriza ubicada entre Colombia y Venezuela. Ha sido célebre de manera venturosa gracias a la inmortalización, realizada por las crónicas de los tiempos coloniales, de un fenómeno natural maravilloso de tormentas eléctricas denominado ""el relámpago del Catatumbo"". Los barí lo definieron como ""la concentración de millones de cocuyos"" (luciérnagas). Fiel a la referencia heredada de este singular paisaje, la cual no solo se revela desde la majestuosidad de la naturaleza, sino que ha sabido, con...

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Este estudio reconstruye el comercio exterior de la gobernación de Nueva Andalucía a partir de las cuentas de uno de los ingresos de Real Hacienda: el almojarifazo.Otros ramos fiscales relacionados con el contrabando han aportado información acerca de la importancia que tenía el comercio clandestino. La correspondencia cruzada entre las diferentes instituciones ha aportado la tercera base de apoyo para nuestras conclusiones. La definición de la estructura comercial de la Gobernación han servido, además, de fundamento par la consolidación de dos hipótesis de trabajo: la marginalidad...