Operación Jaque

La Orden de Calatrava, cumplidos los 850 años de su existencia en 2008, fue la primera orden religiosomilitar creada en España y una de las primeras en Europa, para defender la cristiandad frente al empuje bélico del islam. Fue fundada en la ciudad-fortaleza de Calatrava en el siglo XII (en 1158), después de que los templarios no se vieran con coraje suficiente para defenderla frente a los ataques musulmanes. El abad Raimundo de Fitero (Navarra) y Diego Velázquez, monje de su monasterio que había sido guerrero en su juventud, se ofrecen voluntarios a Sancho III para hacerse cargo de la...

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...

A polemic work due to its hefty critic to public figures and to those who see the electoral reformations -which this book demystifies-, as a historical achievement. The transition to democracy requires not only the dismantlement of the old regime, but also the design of the new normative and institutional arrangement that preserves the plural and multiple spirit of the nation. The task is immense, but our generation cannot avoid it: citizens must not stay apart. The mixture of fill and hope has to be translated into critic, proposal, and active participation. The essays that I have gathered...

Historias de las víctimas civiles de las organizaciones guerrilleras en los 70 en la Argentina. Lista de muertos, heridos y secuestrados.