El gran miedo de 1936

«Durante muchos años, en la España democrática se han mantenido intactos los monumentos de bronce o de mármol erigidos en homenaje a la antidemocracia. Con la consecuencia de que el peso de ese bronce y de ese mármol, símbolos de la impunidad del franquismo —y también del amenazante fantasma de sus herederos militares—, no ha dejado de gravitar sobre la vida política del país, ha seguido distorsionando la percepción del pasado y ha impedido superar definitivamente la guerra civil a través de una justa toma de distancia.» La transición española se construyó sobre el miedo y ...

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

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Nación que suele suscitar las más encontradas reacciones, la imagen de los Estados Unidos de América se compone, sin embargo, en gran medida, de prejuicios y estereotipos. Esta "Breve historia de Estados Unidos" recorre el desarrollo histórico de este país desde los inicios de la colonización hasta nuestros días, destacando no sólo los grandes acontecimientos políticos y militares, sino también aspectos como la diversidad regional, la pluralidad cultural e ideológica, la importancia de las minorías o la relevancia que tuvieron, en determinados momentos, personajes y corrientes que ...

An intergenerational book, fully illustrated, that will delight both the little ones and adults. With an informative language, but with great rigor, we will take a tour of those aspects of the history of Spain that are most unknown, bringing closer and facilitating their knowledge to a new generation.