Historia de la revolución de Nueva España

FRANCISCO PIZARRO y la conquista del Perú han sido motivo de innumerables trabajos, pero aún se pueden encontrar novedades en su estudio. Este libro descubre la dimensión empresarial de la conquista. El interés privado se revela como la fuerza que alentó la invasión europea del Perú, para luego obtener el gobierno del país. Sin embargo, él poder se mostró efímero y volátil para Pizarro y sus seguidores. Los nuevos datos aquí presentados, que el autor obtuvo en paciente búsqueda por archivos americanos y europeos, y el análisis que los acompaña, explican el surgimiento,...

Profiles nine important figures in the history of México including the Emperor Montezuma, Hernán Cortés, Benito Juárez, and Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán.

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A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...