Vírgenes de Madrid

Este libro está destinado para quienes se interesan por las raíces de las sociedades de los Andes. La obra de Chantal Caillavet abarca varios siglos de la protohistoria e historia del Ecuador desde el periodo prehispánico, e incluso preincaico, hasta la época colonial y tiempos más cercanos a nosotros. Si bien el trabajo se centra en la región norteña, no deja de considerar los Andes septentrionales en su conjunto. Al mismo tiempo, procura situar la perspectiva ecuatorianista en un contexto comparativo dentro de horizontes más amplios y relacionados con regiones vecinas, en especial...

"Oblatos-Colonias", decían los autobuses de transporte público que conectaban las dos Guadalajaras: la del oriente, "la del populacho", y la otra, al poniente, donde prosperaban "las Colonias, elegantiosas de los finolis". Juan José Doñán retoma simbólicamente esa ruta de camiones para contar —con prosa concisa y precisa— la historia de la ciudad, su complejo presente y nos permite atisbar algo de su porvenir. Como una suerte de mapa turístico narrativo, en "Oblatos-Colonias" se da cuenta de las señas de identidad más reconocibles como la arquitectura (la catedral, la Cruz de...

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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...