Historia de España

Ésta, la magna obra de Guicciardini, abarca el periodo entre la muerte de Lorenzo de Médici y la del Papa Clemente VII (Julio de Médici). Quizá sea la época más difícil de la historia regional, pues Florencia perdió su independencia como nación, bajo el poder de España.

El ex Presidente de la Nación, Arturo Frondizi, tuvo una vida entregada total y absolutamente a la política. Vivía para ella, con dedicación, con prolijidad, con esmero. Confiaba en el atractivo de sus ideas y de su palabra certera, sin haber especulado con los favores del poder ni gozado frivolidades de ningún tipo. Honestísimo con los dineros públicos, fue un hombre introvertido, distante, casi misterioso, pero sensible en los momentos críticos. Disfrutaba del éxito de sus propuestas económicas, finalmente reconocidas; pero cuando el gran estadista quiso integrar a los argentinos...

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When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...