Colección diplomática del monasterio cisterciense de Valbuena de Duero, S. XI-XV

Con Hábitos coloniales, Kathryn Burns transforma nuestra imagen de las monjas como unas reclusas marginales, convirtiéndolas en actores centrales en el escenario virreinal. A partir de la fundación del primer convento sudamericano en 1558, Burns muestra que en el Cuzco las monjas desempeñaron un papel vital en el sometimiento de los incas, la creación de una elite criolla y la reproducción de un ordenamiento colonial andino, en el cual los intereses económicos y espirituales se encontraban fusionados de modo inextricable. Gracias a una investigación sin precedentes en los archivos,...

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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...

Unique among textbooks, Sobre Las Culturas Y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas not only describes the history of Latin America, it sets a mood that allows the reader to get real sense of the languages, cultures, and civilizations that comprise this complex and colorful land. It provides an account of how Columbus's voyages gave rise to utopian dreams, the ramifications of which led to a brilliant display of hybrid cultures, changed the ethnic composition of two continents, accelerated lines of commerce, and refashioned the Western World's diet. After discussing the topographical features and...