Ecos de la conquista

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

Después de la conquista española, los libros conocidos con el nombre genérico de Chilam Balam fueron redactados en lengua maya, con caracteres latinos. Estos libros conservan las tradiciones, mitos y costumbres de los antiguos mayas. Su contenido es histórico-religioso y su narración se extiende desde el siglo V hasta la época del dominio español.

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Este volumen nos ofrece una visión de conjunto de la sociedad y la economía de la América latina colonial a través del análisis de algunos de los mejores especialistas actuales. Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz nos habla en él de la población desde el punto de vista demográfico, mientras el profesor Lockhart, de la Universidad de California, se ocupa de la organización y el cambio social y los profesores Bowser y Gibson estudian, respectivamente, los esclavos africanos y las sociedades indias bajo dominio español. En cuanto a la economía, Peter Bakewell comienza con el estudio de ese...