Ecos de la conquista

El 7 de octubre de 1985, Puerto Rico conocio lo que fue la Comunidad Mameyes en Ponce. Un enorme deslizamiento de terrenos destruyo gran parte de dicha comunidad y enterro vivos a un sinnumero de personas. En el lugar se construyo un monumento. Pero ha sido abandonado, vandalizado y profanado, a pesar de que es el camposanto donde reposan aquellos cuyos restos no pudieron ser rescatados. Que era Mameyes? Como vivian los residentes? Como y por que ocurrio la tragedia? En este libro se contestaran estas preguntas y a la vez recordaremos a la gente que vivio en Mameyes. Se busca llamar la...

Vida prodigiosa de la venerable virgen Juana de Jesus de la Tercera Orden de Penitencia de Nuestro Seraphico Padre San Francisco.. Que florecio en el monasterio de Santa Clara de Quito.

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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...