America: Conformacion Colonialista

Elizabeth, New Jersey, the first state capital and the birthplace of Princeton University, was founded in 1665. This illustrious city was extremely influential during the Revolutionary and Colonial periods, and was home to numerous distinguished political and military figures. Over time, Elizabeth developed into an important industrial and economic center, welcoming the Singer Manufacturing Company in 1873 and becoming a recognized leader in automobile manufacturing long before Detroit. The culturally diverse city came to serve also as a crossroads for many commuting to jobs in Newark and in...

Este libro - cuya primera edición en el FCE se publicó en 1948 - introduce al lector al extraordinario mundo del espíritu maya. Su origen se remonta a los albores de la época colonial, al afán de algunos mayas de linaje ilustre por conservar su identidad, quienes trasladaban antiguos textos jeroglíficos a la nueva escritura aprendida de los frailes españoles. Los cerca de diecisiete libros del Chilam Balam proceden de distintos poblados de la península de Yucatán y cada uno contiene escritos diversos (religiosos, históricos, cronológicos, astronómicos, médicos y poéticos) y de...

Esta obra recorre los acontecimientos políticos que marcaron el final del califato de Córdoba y, a partir de aquí, analiza cómo se manifestaron los cambios de poder y de lealtades en las acuñaciones de moneda de las taifas. Una de las mayores aportaciones de esta obra es el estudio de las monedas anónimas y de difícil atribución, que se tratan detalladamente, identificando las cecas de ciudades como Almería, Badajoz o Valencia. Las conclusiones que se derivan del análisis numismático es que, de una manera u otra, los diferentes reyes buscaron la forma de emitir moneda sin...

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