Actores y espacios de la geografía y la historia natural de México, siglos XVIII-XX

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L'ensemble des textes qui forment cet ouvrage est le résultat d'un colloque organisé en mai 1984 par le Centre d'Etudes Ibériques et Ibéro-américaines du XIXe siècle de l'Université de Lille III sur le sujet suivant : La Littérature, les Arts et l'Histoire comme véhicules du mythe, en Espagne et en Amérique latine au XIXe siècle. La réflexion ainsi orientée a donné lieu à vingt études, neuf pour l'Espagne et dix pour l'Amérique Latine, plus une communication en collaboration et de nature métisse puisque le thème est américain (celui de la conquête) mais le support...

Este texto busca explicar el tipo de cultura política que construyeron los funcionarios de gobierno, las élites políticas e intelectuales colombianas entre 1886 y 1938. Muestra cómo algunos de estos líderes políticos y funcionarios del Estado, independientemente de su filiación partidista, defendieron la democracia como el sistema político ideal.

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...