Cowboys and Caudillos

Throughout the decades following the death of Mariano Jose de Larra, scholars have been intrigued by the impact that both the man and his writings have had on generation after generation of Spanish and Latin American writers. This study looks at the genesis of Larra's genius by carefully tabulating and identifying his sources in literature and history. This important resource book will help Larra scholars understand more completely the intricate and complex system of images, allusions and references "Figaro" used to compose his more than 250 newspaper articles. More importantly, the work...

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Manuel Fernández Álvarez nos acerca en esta obra a la figura de Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, más conocido en la Historia como el Gran Duque de Alba. Sus avatares, sus sentimientos, sus aciertos y desaciertos al servicio de dos monarcas que marcaron nuestra historia, Carlos V y Felipe II. Un contexto privilegiado, la España imperial del siglo XVI, en el que Alba desempeña uno de los principales y más controvertidos papeles de la época.

Este libro constituye una innovacion radical al demostrar la enorme gravitacion que tenia la carne en la dieta de la poblacion capitalina novohispana durante el siglo XVIII y los bajos precios que presento favoreciendo su consumo. A los conocidos estudios de precios sobre el maiz y el trigo, realizados por Enrique Florescano y Virginia Garcia Acosta viene a sumarse esta contribucion sobre los precios de la carne. Bajo una perspectiva comparativa, en el texto se aborda el problema de la demanda de carne y la de otros alimentos junto a los indices de precios de los mismo. Con lo que apunta a...