La guerra persistente

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¿Existió en realidad el Cid Campeador o es producto de una leyenda, como el rey Arturo y los caballeros de la Tabla Redonda? ¿Fue Hernán Cortés el conquistador cruel y desalmado que nos presentan ciertas crónicas? ¿Es cierto que Juana la Loca estuvo paseando el cadáver de su marido por toda Castilla, con la secreta esperanza de resucitarlo? Con un estilo ágil y ameno, propio de la mejor literatura, José Luis Olaizola nos ofrece un fascinante recorrido por las grandes incógnitas del pasado de España y nos acerca a la verdadera personalidad de algunos de sus protagonistas,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This engaging and fascinating book delves into a topic that has rarely been studied: travel in the medieval world. Presenting a cast of (usually moneyed) characters who traveled for religious or political reasons, or purely out of a desire for knowledge, adventure, or entertainment, this examination lays the stale concept of the medieval man as a static individual to rest. Este libro ameno y fascinante se enfoca sobre un tema poco estudiado: el viaje en el mundo medieval. Presentando un reparto de personajes frecuentemente adinerados que viajaban por razones religiosas o políticas, o por un...