Genios de la Estrategia Militar Volumen II

Este libro presenta el análisis de un clan familiar, el de los Marín de Poveda, que, habiendo emigrado a mediados del siglo XVII a Indias desde una villa del Reino de Granada (Lúcar), alcanzó una extraordinaria riqueza y poder, tanto en tierras americanas como en su tierra natal e incluso en la Corte. El objetivo esencial es mostrar una visión global, planteada desde el lado americano y desde el español, sobre las estrategias seguidas por dicha parentela para conseguir acumular grandes riquezas y encumbrarse socialmente. Aunque la obra se centra en la figura de Tomás Marín de Poveda,...

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Actores y espacios de la Geografía y la Historia Natural, siglos XVIII-XX se propone reflexionar sobre la conformación del devenir de ambas ciencias en las ciudades y regiones de la Nueva España y la República Mexicana. En cada uno de los capítulos se pone de manifiesto la peculiaridad del conocimiento científico y las prácticas locales en el periodo de estudio. Para ello se abordarán algunas de las iniciativas desarrolladas por las élites locales encaminadas a la exploración y la descripción territorial; el fomento de empresas económicas de tipo agrícola y minero; la difusión y ...