Entre lo sagrado y mundano

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

Testimonio de dos guerras, de Manuel Tagüeña Lacorte, es una crónica impresionante debida a quien fue uno de los más destacados militantes del Partido Comunista de España; por sus páginas desfilan la caída de la Monarquía y las esperanzas alentadas por la proclamación de la Segunda República; los prolegómenos de la Guerra Civil, el estallido de la lucha y los combates en Madrid y en el Guadarrama; la organización del Ejército republicano, la preparación y ofensiva de la batalla del Ebro, la resistencia en Cataluña y el final de la contienda; y, también, el inicio de la Segunda ...

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This monograph examines the ancient sources (literary, archaeological, epigraphical, numismatic) and historiographical trends relating to the Corinthian War at the beginning of the fourth century BC. It is basically a thematically arranged bibliography, but also contains analysis of the works cited and their significance. Spanish text.