Jalisco 1910-2010

Bartolomé Clavero, catedrático de Historia del derecho de la Universidad de Sevilla, nos ofrece un texto que es, a la vez, un descargo de conciencia personal, la recuperación de la memoria histórica de una familia que prosperó a la sombra de la dictadura y, sobre todo, una elocuente denuncia, no sólo de los crímenes franquistas, sino, sobre todo, de la desmemoria posterior, empeñada en hacernos olvidar que "buena parte de la clase pudiente hoy en España debe su posición a la sangre y al despojo", como consecuencia de haberse alzado "con la victoria en la guerra y el botín en la...

Depuis son apparition comme genre, au XVIIIe siècle, jusqu'à la fin des années 1930, la presse du monde ibérique et ibéro-américain subit un double processus d'expansion et de diversification. D'une part, les élites économiques, politiques et culturelles en font d'emblée un instrument de cohésion en la mettant au service de leurs stratégies et de leurs systèmes de valeurs. Mais d'autre part, bien que destinée tout d'abord à un public restreint, elle touche à partir des années 1850 un nombre grandissant de lecteurs et connaît un âge d'or après 1900. Sans cesser de servir les ...

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

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