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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...

José María de Mena, el más célebre historiador de Sevilla, recorre en esta obra la historia de esta gran ciudad andaluza, remontándose a los esplendorosos y enigmáticos tiempos de los tartesios. Mena nos ilustra sobre la fundación fenicia de Sevilla y su conversión en Hispalis, capital bética de la Hispania romana. Sevilla destacó durante la época visigoda por la figura de san Hermenegildo, considerado el rey de Andalucía, y en la Edad Media acogió al célebre arzobispo san Isidoro. Tras la derrota en tierras andaluzas de don Rodrigo, la ciudad se adentró en el período...

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Turkey's bid to join the European Union has lent new urgency to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as differing interpretations of the genocide are proving to be a major reason for the delay of the ratification. This book provides vital background information and is a prime source of legal evidence and eye-witness testimony of the intent and the crime of genocide against the Armenians. After a long and painstaking effort, the authors, one an Armenian, the other a Turk, generally recognized as the foremost experts on the Armenian Genocide, have prepared a new, authoritative translation and...