A hierro y fuego

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La vida política en Portugal ha seguido una trayectoria propia en la historia europea. En este libro, cuatro destacados especialistas portugueses en la historia y la política contemporáneas sintetizan con sus trabajos la investigación más actual. A su vez, otros tantos especialistas españoles comentan estas aportaciones. Fátima Bonifácio y Fernando Rosas ofrecen una historia de Portugal de los siglos XIX y XX estructurada en torno a la acción política; mientras que Manuel Villaverde Cabral y André Freire se preocupan por la calidad de la democracia portuguesa, el primero atendiendo ...

Dos personalidades altivas, Bolívar llega a Cartagena, Los emigrados van a los frentes de guerra, Un estratega excepcional, El comienzo de la discordia, Una discrepancia sustancial, La ley del Talión, 1814: un año nefasto, El Libertador regresa a la Nueva Granada, Del Castillo se niega a colaborar, De la efervescencia a la asonada, Prevenciones infundadas, Bolívar se dispone a cumplir su misión, Estrategia panfletaria, Gestiones infructuosas, El enorme costo de una discordia, Morillo se dirige a tierra firme, “El Pacificador” arriba a Santa Marta, Desembarco de las tropas realistas,...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...