Pax Hispánica

The complexity of a country in which violence and internal armed-conflict coexist with enormous cultural, natural, and human riches is captured in this illuminating essay by Colombian poet William Ospina. The accompanying photographs—all previously unpublished—are taken by some of Colombia's best photographers, and each in its own way sheds light on the possibility of a future in which the nation may become reconciled with itself. Esta colección de textos del célebre escritor colombiano William Ospina es un retrato de matices, buenos y malos, escrito de manera crítica pero certera...

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La historia de Zurgena es un reto a tantos silencios producidos en otras historias de la provincia. Era preciso ordenar un conjunto de problemas que estaban sin resolver y tratar de aclararlos. Solucionados los más importantes, exponemos a los zurgeneros nuestros orígenes, pues pensamos que el orgullo y cohesión de un pueblo depende en parte del conocimiento de su pasado.

El presente trabajo se debe a la pasión con que Solange Alberro se dedicó a recopilar la información, en México, en Estados Unidos y en España, acerca del Tribunal del Santo Oficio. Busca aclarar algunas dudas que impiden comprender realmente el significado de la Inquisición, la importancia de dicha institución en la Nueva España y su relación con la sociedad y el poder.