PAISAJES, TIEMPOS Y MEMORIA

Este libro es un recorrido que incluye el Primer y Segundo Imperios, La República Restaurada, el gobierno de Porfirio Díaz y además la actuación de líderes, algunos épicos otros polémicos, que afrontaron guerras civiles y extranjeras y que con su labor forjaron nuestra identidad nacional.

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

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Comenzando en la Prehistoria se describe el paso por Neolítico y edad de los metales para llegar a la romanización de la península Ibérica, a pesar de la gran oposición indígena inicial. Se describe la explotación metalúrgica y el desarrollo de la agricultura para llegar a la invasión árabe y posterior establecimiento del califato Omeya en Córdoba. La narración de la Reconquista se aborda desde un punto de vista socioeconómico y cultural. La aventura americana llevó al establecimiento del Imperio español, pero pronto llegaría la decadencia en lo político y económico a...