1816

Includes correspondance, literary works, philosophical and political essays and reports presented to the Colombian Congress.

"Fine political geography of central Nueva Granada (Santa Fe prov.) was originally prepared as a master's thesis. Demonstrates how changing property boundaries and land use both illustrated and activated shifts in social power relationships. For example, the dislocation of indigenous communities helped weaken the corregidores de naturales, which, in turn, facilitated the rise of other local administrators and jurisdictions and quickened the pace of miscegenation and citizenship expansion"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

De ratas y héroes - ¡Un periodista a 230 kilómetros por hora! - Cincuenta presos políticos abandonados en Bogotá - Los últimos sesenta segundos de Víctor Hugo Barragan - La guerra por la paz - Cuatro fusilados en busca de juez - Triunfa la literatura libertina, dice el crítico Gandon - Conversaciones amistosas en el pleito de ciegos y mudos - Botella al mar - Madre selva - El sueño y la pesadilla.

"Straightforward introduction to history of Bogotá from colonial times to present. Shows how daily life changed over the centuries and how the city continually redefined itself by integrating people and customs from other parts of the country. Helpful maps, tables, bibliography, and capsule biographies of famous Bogotanos"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.