Jalisco 1910-2010

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A imagen del tango que vio nacer, y de los laberintos tan del gusto de Jorge Luis Borges, Buenos Aires es una ciudad m tica. la historia de su fundaci n esta plagada de desapariciones que fueron colmadas por las leyendas o la poes a, hasta confundirse con ella. Desde entonces y hasta nuestros d as, la capital argentina ha albergado tanto a personajes mundialmente afamados por su talento, como a oscuros fabricantes de silencios.

En noviembre de 1700 moría en Madrid Carlos II, el último Austria español. El pésimo estado de salud del monarca movilizó a todos los estados europeos en torno al asunto de su sucesión. De esta manera, durante cuarenta años, la diplomacia del emperador Leopoldo I y de Luis XIV se afanó en Madrid para asegurar a sus respectivos candidatos la sucesión al trono español. Se trataba, entre otras cosas, de convencer a los españoles de que su alternativa era la mejor, la más conveniente, la más atractiva. El final es de todos conocido: Felipe de Anjou, nieto del rey de Francia, fue el...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...