España, ombligo del mundo

La presente obra estudia la vocación misionera jesuítica en el contexto americano hacia el inicio del siglo XVII. Se centra en el desarrollo de la misión de Chiloé que, fundada en 1608, se mantuvo hasta el año 1768, fecha en que el último jesuita fue expulsado del archipiélago.

Este ameno relato, entre la historia y la leyenda, nos cuenta la vida de Boabdil, el último rey de Granada, con el que se puso fin a ocho siglos de presencia musulmana en España.

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The complexity of a country in which violence and internal armed-conflict coexist with enormous cultural, natural, and human riches is captured in this illuminating essay by Colombian poet William Ospina. The accompanying photographs—all previously unpublished—are taken by some of Colombia's best photographers, and each in its own way sheds light on the possibility of a future in which the nation may become reconciled with itself. Esta colección de textos del célebre escritor colombiano William Ospina es un retrato de matices, buenos y malos, escrito de manera crítica pero certera...