Una mujer, un plan

There is very scarce information on the author of this peculiar book, that many scholars consider initiated the British appetite for the Spanish colonies in South America. Accarette -as he calls himself- or Accarette du Biscay -as appears in the English translation of his story- seems to have been a French-Basque adventurer who traveled twice to South America between 1657 and 1660 under the false identity of a Spanish subject, as the Spanish regime would not allow non-subjects to disembark in its colonies. His most evident purpose -a fact Accarette does not hide- was the lucrative smuggling...

A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge, and describes the conflict's violent and irrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native land.

Nos encontramos ante un sabroso libro automemorial. El autor describe con delicadeza paisajes del alma y del mundo, a través de pintorescos viajes y entretenidas anécdotas que en algunos casos rayan en lo insólito. A ello agrega situaciones reminiscentes y pensamientos al pasar, de corte político, filosófico, o del diario y accidentado vivir. También nos traslada a ciertas añoranzas del Santiago antiguo, del campo, de las sensaciones infantiles, de las que vinieron después... a los primeros embates del amor y la ensoñación. Un compendio de experiencias de la vida de Francisco, las...

Outstanding figures who have shaped the path of history are profiled in these handsome, inexpensive volumes. These biographies detail the facts known about their subjects and emphasize their childhood, motivation, accomplishments, and humanity, as well as their impact on history. Figuras destacadas que han protagonizado los hechos m�s importantes de la historia est�n retratados en estos bellos vol�menes econ�micos. Tan fascinante como los hechos que los hicieron famosos, estas biograf�as detallan los hechos conocidos acerca de los sujetos con �nfasis en sus ni�eces, sus...