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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...

The need to protect the physical and cultural environment in which we operate is the logical consequence of the dramatic transformations witnessed in recent years due to rapid urban development. This book seeks new ways to understand the natural and historic patrimony, increasing the evidences that we use to define our cultural heritage. The importance of this has been increasing in recent years leading to the creation of legal categories by the "European Landscape Convention". In Toledo, as a result of a peculiar historical evolution that has prevented the existence of large urban change...

Álgebra política y otros textos. Pablo de la Torriente Brau Fragmento de la obra Ayer te mandé el mamotreto histórico. Hoy creo que esto va a resultar otro mamotreto pero algebraico. Verás. Especulando, especulando, ayer descubrí la íntima conexión del álgebra con la política. Porque si no hay duda que la política es problema, el álgebra es la ciencia encargada de resolver todos los problemas generales de la cantidad. De ahí me vino a la imaginación eso que considero íntima conexión entre ambas. No vayas a pensar que estoy loco o más bromista que otros días. Es un asunto...

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