Las Hermanas

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...

Estudio exhaustivo de la historia del chocolate. La obra más completa sobre el producto que transformó los paladares de la aristocracia europea de los albores del siglo XVII primero, y del resto del mundo, después. Bebida de los dioses en el panteón mitológico de las civilizaciones maya y azteca, el chocolate conquistó muy pronto el favor de los hombres. Las semillas de cacao con las que se elabora se usaban también como moneda de cambio y simbolizaban así el carácter sagrado de su cultivo... Siempre envuelto en un aura de misterio que alimentó una encendida polémica sobre sus...

¿Y si Indalecio Prieto se hubiese convertido en presidente del Gobierno en mayo de 1936? ¿Y si España hubiese entrado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial o ETA no hubiese matado a Carrero Blanco? Los momentos más impredecibles, inciertos e inquietantes de la historia contemporánea de España nunca se han visto sometidos a un diagnóstico contrafactual. Sin embargo, este tipo de análisis ofrece una de las formas más estimulantes de reivindicar y revivir la historia. Con inigualable maestría, historiadores de la talla de José Álvarez Junco, Santos Juliá, Javier Tusell, Charles Powell, Pablo ...

Why is the Spanish monarchy Catholic if this state is non-denominational? What is the origin of the US dollar symbol and why is it linked to the Spanish coat of arms? Why is black the color of mourning? What does color green mean to monarchists? What was the instrument to communicate fashion trends among European courts when there were no magazines or Instagram? In the lyrics of which foreign anthem is the King of Spain still mentioned today? The kings and queens of Spain were the first influencers in history who inspired and set trends with their power, their occurrences, their conspiracies, ...

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