Trascendiendo fronteras

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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...

Algunos de los secretos que envuelven las aglomeraciones monumentales mayas y que tanto asombraron a conquistadores y viajeros.

La alcaldía de Pedro Zaragoza Orts lideró una profunda y rápida transformación de Benidorm, pasó de ser un pequeño pueblo estancado a la ciudad del turismo de masas de sol y playa. En el contexto del crecimiento económico de los 60, consiguió los apoyos que facilitaron las infraestructuras necesarias, ya que tuvo la habilidad de conjugar las competencias municipales del PGOU y la promoción turístico-inmobiliaria. El éxito se tradujo en divisas para el Régimen que apoyó las gestiones del alcalde. En la medida que el milagro Benidorm se consolidaba, el alcalde exhibía el consenso...