Autorretrato del Ecuador

When looking at historical photographs of Guadalupe residents, one sees the faces that represent the area s unique and diverse past. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Chumash and mapped by Spanish explorers, Guadalupe was first named in the 1840s Mexican land grant honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, the title given to the Virgin Mary. Through the years, waves of immigrants made their way to Guadalupe to take advantage of the fertile soil and unique geographic features, the most prominent of which are the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, which contain some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth and have...

Jos Luis Mart nez, director de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua y gran erudito, presenta aqu las mocedades de quien llegar a a ser uno de los personajes m s pol micos de nuestra historia, su estancia en el Caribe, la expedici n a M xico y un an lisis de las Cartas de relaci n.

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A través de esta breve selección de su intensa, atractiva y sugerente actividad de investigación llevada a cabo durante los últimos años, vemos cómo el profesor Roger Chartier ha transformado en fuente de conocimiento histórico los discursos del pasado, que hemos recibido en herencia, evaluando el entramado social y cultural en el que surgieron, así como las modalidades de recepción y uso a las que se vieron sometidos a lo largo del tiempo. La intervención de editores e impresores transformó los textos en objetos tangibles, haciendo posible el encuentro y el diálogo entre el autor ...