Historias paralelas

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

The Medieval Heritage of Mexico is the result of more than thirty years' intensive research. This work examines, more thoroughly than any other, the medieval legacy that influences life in Spanish-speaking North America to the present day. Focusing on the period from 1517--the expedition of Hernandez de Cordoba--to the middle of the seventeenth century, Weckmann describes how explorers, administrators, judges, and clergy introduced to the New World a culture that was essentially medieval. This culture was, in some respects, a flowering--a rebirth, even--of the ideals and institutions of...

Cumulative issues published quarterly, semiannually or annually -June 1911; -June 1898 include comparative data for the previous year.

Las reflexiones de este conjunto de ensayos aspiran a conformar una via que no solo recorra el lapso que separa a la Independencia de la Revolucion sino que tambien alcance al presente y vaya aun mas alla. La riqueza de esta obra colectiva radica en que incorpora a las perspectivas propias de la historia diversos analisis de la memoria y la literatura de esa epoca y posteriores. Los autores logran asi ampliar sus temas de reflexion -de lo historico a lo politico, lo social y lo cultural- y ofrecer un panorama tanto de la actualidad como del futuro inminente, cumpliendo asi la maxima de...

Study of archaeological site in Veracruz and the Totonac civilization. Emphasis on interpretation of the imagery.