Historia Universal Contemporánea

Focuses on the relationships between Spain and it last 3 major colonies: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

This book captures the most stunning studies, the difficulties, the dangers, and the experiences during a 10-year period of travel and expeditions. Author Juan Jesus Vallejo journeys across five continents, giving us a glimpse into the pyramids in Peru that are older than the Egyptian pyramids; the first human temples with more than 10,000 years of history, discovered in the dusty fields of Kurdistan; and the largest and most puzzling painted rocks on the planet, in nearly unexplored areas of the Sahara. An endless stream of riddles, anecdotes, and facts, this book demonstrates that the world ...

En 1905, el emperador bizantino Alejo pidió ayuda a los estados cristianos de Europa occidental en su lucha contra los turcos, que barrían el Imperio tras la contundente derrota de los bizantinos en Mankikert (1071). A continuación se organizó la Primera Cruzada, protagonizada por varios ejércitos de «peregrinos armados» que marcharon a través de toda Europa hacia Tierra Santa. Estos ejércitos se encontraron con un mundo islámico dividido y fragmentado, y, mediante una serie de batallas aparentemente milagrosas, llegaron a tomar la sagrada ciudad de Jerusalén. Sin embargo, el...

This text examines the dynamics of the annexationist movement in Puerto Rico from its beginning in the 19th Century until its contemporary manifestation.