La contrarrevolución legitimista, 1688-1876

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Juan Miranda, un cartagenero de condición libre, padeció esclavitud en Nueva York en el siglo XVIII. Aun adolescente, enfurecidos corsarios de Curazao lo atraparon en un navío en la costa de Venezuela, hacia 1733. Miranda estuvo preso en la isla neerlandesa; sin embargo, un capitán inglés lo sacó del encierro y, con falsas promesas, lo condujo a Nueva York. Con trucos y disimulos, resultó esclavizado en la urbe. A los veinte años de esclavitud, se atrevió a solicitar su libertad con el apoyo del británico William Kempe, el nuevo fiscal general de la ciudad. Los Van Ranst,...

«Mi mayor frustración es no ser un sociópata. Creo que no soy el único. Son las figuras dominantes de la televisión y casi no hay género televisivo que esté a salvo de su presencia.» Adam Kotsko