Mariano José de Larra

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Todas las guerras de liberación hunden sus raíces en la primera de todas ellas, la que los españoles libraron, hace exactamente dos siglos, contra los ejércitos de Napoleón. En 1807, el Emperador, embriagado por sus triunfos, lanza sus soldados a la conquista de la Península pensando que será un paseo militar: «Es un juego de niños, esa gente no sabe lo que es un ejército francés; créame, será rápido», declara. Seis años más tarde, 110.000 soldados franceses han encontrado la muerte en España o en Portugal, y la retirada termina ante las murallas de Toulouse. Es todo un...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This Historical Atlas of Spain is an enjoyable and accessible guide that begins in the first millennium BC and ends in the 21st century. With a very tight narrative approach, it synthesizes the political, social, economic, and cultural development of Spain with numerous maps, photographs and illustrations that help us understand what we were and where we have arrived. The breadth of the topics covered, as well as its expositional precision, makes it an indispensable tool for the study of our history.