MEMORIA COLECTIVA DE AMÉRICA LATINA

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From feudalism to the rise of cities, this book is a guide to the secrets and mysteries of the medieval world. It explores the plight of serfs, the bravery of the knights-errant, the frustrated ventures that were the Crusades, the romanticism of courtly love, and a number of other topics in an engaging style. The book also focuses on the role the Catholic Church played during the Middle Ages—often for ill—examining indulgences, the Inquisition, and the motivation for the construction of gothic cathedrals. Desde el feudalismo hasta el surgimiento de las ciudades, este libro es una guía de ...

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...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) tiene 193 estados miembros, y aunque parezca increíble la Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociado (FIFA) tiene 209 países afiliados; estos datos a julio del 2014. Pero tan solo dos países tienen nombre de origen guaraní; Paraguay y Uruguay, y realmente no es casualidad. Hebert Pastorino, de nacionalidad uruguaya pero viviendo actualmente en el Paraguay, se percata de esta confusión que provocan los nombres de estos dos países e investiga sobre hechos sucedidos en el tiempo y los incluye en el libro los cuales demuestran el intercambio...