Francisco Piquer y la creación del Monte de Piedad de Madrid, (1702-1739)

Entre la leyenda negra de una «edad de las tinieblas» y la leyenda áurea de una belle époque medieval, se encuentra la realidad de un mundo de monjes, guerreros, campesinos, artesanos y mercaderes sacudidos por la violencia circundante, el ansia de paz, la fe en la revolución y la sed de expansión. Una sociedad atormentada por la obsesión de sobrevivir que logra dominar el espacio y el tiempo; roturar los bosques; agruparse en torno a los poblados, los castillos y las ciudades; e inventar ciertas máquinas, el reloj, la universidad y el concepto de nación. Este universo recio e...

Who has not heard of Cuba? Its beaches, music, food, the beautiful women... and even Fidel Castro? But how many of you know about the misery and repression in which the people of Cuba live? How far does the violation of the civil rights of the people of Cuba go? It's hard to put so many bad things together in a small book. I'll show you some of the most relevant and the simplest things you never think about because you always had it when you need it and when you want it.

El presente libro surge del interés por reconstruir las trayectorias de las poblaciones indígenas, reconstituidas desde prácticas estatales y a partir de sus propias estrategias de participación como actores sociales y políticos de las sociedades americanas decimonónicas.

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