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Este libro analiza los primeros procesos legales sobre memoria histórica desde el año 2012, cinco años después de la entrada en vigor de la ley. El texto aborda la represión de la dictadura, la retirada de los símbolos franquistas en las calles españolas, el paso por la justicia argentina de las víctimas del franquismo, la exhumación de Franco y la de las víctimas del Valle de los Caídos. También se estudia la dificultad del acceso a los archivos, tomando como ejemplo una investigación familiar, así como otras causas recientes, como la de Federico García Lorca o la querella de...

The originality of this work lies in the sociologic study of the militia, prospecting churches, quarters, social groups and professionals, and also in the conscripts¿ physical traits. This is the first time that the origin of compulsory conscription in the city of Castellón during the Bourbon period is researched.

At the juncture of an Excan Tlahltoloyan invasion to Cholula, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca engage in a violent war when disputing the love of goddess Victoria on the gladiatorial stone, who is manifested as the emissary and harbinger of the fifth sun destruction. Amid rituals and sacrifices, flowery warfare, and tzompantli, love blossoms and dies. The story is complemented by a chilling account of the Battle of Zacatecas and the Jerez fair, where Mexican traditions are illustrated and glorified.

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...