Grandes Personajes de Mexico

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María de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo, condesa de Merlin (1789-1852). Cuba. Nació en una familia de la aristocracia habanera el 5 de febrero de 1789. Hija de Joaquín de Santa Cruz y Cárdenas y María Teresa Montalvo y O'Farril, condes de Jaruco y Mompox. La condesa de Merlin ingresó en el Convento de Santa Clara en La Habana a los ocho años y harta de la vida religiosa intentó fugarse, ayudada por la madre Santa Inés, inspiradora de su libro, Historia de Sor Inés (1832). Tras su intento de huida la familia se fue a Madrid. Allí murió su padre y, tras la invasión francesa, ...

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Guerra secreta conta a história inédita de uma campanha sombria que anulou as fronteiras entre soldados e espiões e deu precedentes para que novos conflitos ocorressem em todo o mundo. Uma guerra ocasionada pela transformação – ou, na verdade, uma espécie de restauração – da Agência Central de Inteligência americana. Uma verdadeira caçada humana, com drones armados e assassinatos direcionados. O vencedor do Pulitzer Mark Mazzetti descreve, com minúcia, um elenco impressionante de personagens envolvidos nessa guerra secreta, reconstruindo diálogos e fornecendo detalhes sobre...