Cultura política en los Andes (1750-1950)

A finales del siglo XIX, en las tierras paupérrimas del noreste del Brasil, el chispazo de las arengas del Consejero, personaje mesiánico y enigmático, prenderá la insurrección de los desheredados. En circunstancias extremas como aquéllas, la consecución de la dignidad vital sólo podrá venir de la exaltación religiosa —el convencimiento fanático de la elección divina de los marginados del mundo— y del quebranto radical de las reglas que rigen el mundo de los poderosos. Así, grupos de miserables acudirán a la llamada de la revolución de Canudos, la ciudad donde se asentará...

Para los mapuche su referencia geográfica es el Este, lugar donde nace el sol. Desde aquí debemos situarnos para comenzar a mirar y comprender el mundo y la vida en él. Para ellos, el territorio fundamento de su existencia: es vida, espiritualidad, pasado y presente, yo en los otros.

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...

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