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The abolition of judicial torture—alongside the eradication of both slavery and capital punishment—was one of the most consequential issues debated in eighteenth-century continental Europe. A revealing component of this controversial debate was presented in the unpublished "Discurso sobre la injusticia del apremio judicial," written by the attorney Pedro Garcia del Canuelo. Seeking support for its publication, he forwarded the manuscript to Prime Minister Manuel Godoy in 1795. The savvy Spanish politician, however, not only rejected the text but also warned its author against further...

Simón de Rojas Clemente y Rubio (Titaguas, 1777-Madrid, 1827) es un referente para la ciencia de la Ilustración española. Inicialmente encaminado a la profesión eclesiástica, se enriquece con el estudio del naturalismo, particularmente de la botánica (fue alumno de Cavanilles). Amplió sus estudios en París y Londres, y realizó un viaje por Andalucía que le permitió realizar su «Historia natural del Reino de Granada». Fue bibliotecario del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, y después de años de investigaciones y penurias, fue diputado en las Cortes durante el Trienio Liberal. Con la...

Un trabajo impresionante, habilmente desarrollado gracias a un estilo característico de la cultura colombiana, donde se presentan los hechos más dramáticos bajo una forma literaria.