Eslabones del mundo andino

Una aportación fundamental para el conocimiento de la historia y el arte de España en una crónica excepcional, que nos introduce con profundidad en el panorama mundial del siglo XIII. Obra de referencia, conmemorativa del 750 aniversario de la coronación de Alfonso X el Sabio. Libro de contenido histórico y de divulgación general, con una primera parte biográfica que trata aspectos políticos, sociales y económicos. En la segunda, algunos de los principales medievalistas europeos tratan aspectos destacados sobre este periodo de nuestra historia: la cultura, el derecho, las relaciones...

During the Spanish civil war, activities of resistance occurred more or less from both groups, on the Republican side as well as among the insurgent groups. On some occasions, they merely performed tasks of information and propaganda, while on others, they exercised indiscriminate sabotage.--Publisher's description

Considerando que ha pasado a la historia como Iván el Terrible, el primer zar de Rusia difícilmente podría haber sido un Boy Scout.

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...