An Account of the Conquest of Peru

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Un magnífico ensayo sobre el fascinante papel del valido en la Europa de la era moderna. En los siglos XVI y XVII observadores ingleses, españoles, franceses y de otras naciones europeas se mostraban alarmados ante la creciente influencia de los validos, favoritos o ministros-favoritos. Estos personajes parecían estar usurpando competencias y obligaciones normalmente ejercidas por los monarcas. En este libro pionero, un grupo de ilustres historiadores internacionales -entre los que figuran Laurence Brockliss, Jonathan Brown, John H. Elliott, Antonio Feros, Marc Fumaroli y I.A.A. Thompson-...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

El relato de unos de los episodios más fascinantes de la historia, el descubrimiento de la ciudad perdida de Alejandro Magno por parte del aventurero Charles Masson. Una gran historia de arqueología, exploración y espionaje. Se disfruta enormemente – BBC History Magazine Apasionante... Una historia extraordinaria, llena de grandeza y violencia – The New York Times Este libro es una joya – James McConnachie, The Sunday Times Tiene el ritmo y la complejidad de una trama hábilmente tejida por John Le Carré. Es una pequeña obra maestra – William Dalrymple, The Guardian Durante...