España, ombligo del mundo

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Lara Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights...

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Cuentan que el 1 de mayo de 1539, cuando murió la emperatriz Isabel, con apenas treinta y seis años, no había forma de separar de su cuerpo a su viudo Carlos V, y que este cayó en tal depresión que tuvo que retirarse al monasterio jerónimo de La Sisla. El emperador nunca volvió a casarse, ni superó su muerte. Pero Isabel no fue solo su amada esposa y madre del futuro rey Felipe II, fue también la gobernadora de España en las largas ausencias de su marido por los reinos de Europa. Gracias a su saber hacer y a su buen tino con las cortes de Castilla y Aragón, la dinastía de los...