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Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

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Aunque el sueño español de expandirse hacia el norte de África ya era muy antiguo y en 1504 Isabel la Católica exhortaba en su testamento a sus descendientes a "que no cesen de la conquista de África", con el descubrimiento de las Indias este "otro colonialismo" pronto se abandonó a favor del proyecto más prometedor de los nuevos territorios del continente americano. En consecuencia, el estrecho entre España y África se convierte, durante tres siglos, en una frontera "olvidada", hasta que a finales del siglo XVIII y durante el XIX el interés colonial español apunta nuevamente a...

A importância da conciliação política sempre foi discutida e esteve presente no Brasil. Depois de proclamada a independência, o país viveu um primeiro reinado conturbado e, no período regencial, foi abalado por novas disputas políticas e uma série de revoltas provinciais. A elite política brasileira temia que toda essa instabilidade levasse o Império à desagregação, assim como aconteceu com a América hispânica. O interesse em promover uma ampla conciliação política, que amainasse a crise e consolidasse o Estado imperial, tornou-se uma constante nas décadas seguintes,...