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En los anales historiograficos -dicen los autores en el prefacio- es poco lo que se sabe sobre lo que ocurrio en el estado de Durango durante la Revolucion. La intencion de los autores es reparar esa ausencia historiografica y profundizar en el papel que tuvo Durango, cuna de Pancho Villa, uno de los protagonistas de la lucha armada mexicana.

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...

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