De lo antiguo a lo moderno

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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...

Durante el siglo XVII, desde Madrid, el rey y sus ministros del Consejo de Indias gobernaban territorios esparcidos entre Filipinas, Santo Domingo, México, Perú, Chile, Nueva Galicia, etc. En suma el Nuevo Mundo o las Indias Occidentales. Para superar distancias inéditas, la autoridad real recurrió masivamente a los papeles: cartas, cédulas, memoriales, informaciones, etc. fueron el principal medio de comunicación entre las dos orillas del Atlántico y más allá del Pacífico. Al estudiar un personaje secundario y desconocido, Juan Díez de la Calle, oficial de la Secretaría de Nueva...

La connotación pública en el ejercicio de la política se ha cultivado en Chile básicamente desde el Congreso y La Moneda. Pero, sin duda, el mejor sitio para medirla siempre ha sido el teatro Caupolicán. La historia enseña que quienes no eran capaces de llenar las tribunas de esa arena no podían aspirar a un escaño parlamentario y mucho menos al sillón presidencial. Un “caupolicanazo” era el sueño de todo movimiento o liderazgo político que aspirase a una instancia superior de representatividad. Desde la experiencia de una extensa vida parlamentaria y el sello de su singular...