Encuentros en la abadía

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...

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Focuses on the relationships between Spain and it last 3 major colonies: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

La nocin conquistador-conquistado es la idea principal que recorre los cinco captulos de este libro, idea que est contenida en el siguiente silogismo: siendo que Nicaragua es producto de la conquista, es perfectamente razonable estudiar su historia desde la perspectiva de las relaciones entre conquistador y conquistado. Y efectivamente ella es una idea fructfera. Permite captar la historia del pas como una ancha avenida en la que se perciben sus altos y bajo, sus giros a uno y otro lado. Ilumina el entendimiento sobre el origen de las desigualdades sociales, econmicas y culturales. Permite...