Explore y descubra posibilidades del Madrid oculto

A passionate journey through the greatest enigmas of the past, this series seeks the answers to impossible questions that are shrouded in mystery. The explanation of the universe has fascinated humans since the beginning of time, and in their attempts at discovery, they have developed science, worshipped gods, invented myths, and had miracles revealed. Un recorrido apasionante por los grandes enigmas del pasado, esta serie busca respuestas a aquellas preguntas imposibles y llenas de misterio. La explicación del universo ha fascinado al hombre desde sus orígenes, y para ello ha desarrollado...

Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain shortly after the author's death. Written in a highly accessible style, and describing the experiences of the troops themselves rather than seeing events from an officer's perspective, the work became even more successful than the official accounts and went through many editions and translations. The...

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La primera aspiración de Frazer para realizar este trabajo era explicar la ley que regulaba la sucesión en el sacerdocio de Diana en Aricia, trabajo que formó doce volúmenes. En 1922 lo reduce y lo publica al español en 1944. Frazer nos presenta una investigación que ha hecho comprensible a la mentalidad occidental una amplia gama de usos y costumbres primitivas, descritas a su vez en un estilo que no está lejano del de la literatura.