Orto y ocaso de Sevilla

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

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El libro ofrece una apretada síntesis y de la historia de un país, Inglaterra, en su período de explendor. La economía, la sociedad, la mentalidad y la política británicas y con ello el significado de la revolución industrial, la formación y el desarrollo de la moderna sociedad de clases, las características del imperio británico y la difusión de la ideología imperialista a lo largo del siglo xix.

En este volumen recopilatorio, Jorge Mañach responde a la pregunta: “¿Qué significan estos sucesos del 10 de marzo? En su gran bulto, significa algo muy doloroso: el retorno del militarismo a la vida pública cubana”. Esto lo escribió Mañach siete días después del golpe militar mediante el cual Fulgencio Batista asumió el poder en Cuba. A partir de esa fecha y hasta 1956, publicó decenas de textos en los que argumentó de manera clara su franca oposición al régimen. No dejó de defender, al mismo tiempo, su idea de que la vía para restaurar la democracia y reconquistarle al...