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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...

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Analiza la exclusión racial del negro en Cartagena a lo largo de la historia, revelando las causas, continuidades y cambios. Ilustra así el proceso racial en su articulación con la diferenciación social y la formación de clases.

El León durmiente es una aproximación a los registros básicos con el que el republicanismo, la democracia y el federalismo concibieron España, como Estado y como nación, en el período que va desde las Cortes de Cádiz hasta la guerra civil en 1936. Desde la historia cultural de la política, y de un modo sintético, el lector se encontrará con una creciente deli­mitación de los campos liberal, democrático y republicano, donde se observa una pluralidad de modos y maneras de ser en cada uno de ellos. Se podría decir que el centro de la exposición reside en la idea de que son los...