Guadalupe

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

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"Cada guerra conlleva la destrucción del espíritu humano" Henry Miller. La Humanidad no puede perder la Memoria Histórica, aunque algunos traten de ocultarla. Sobre esta base, un grupo de profesionales de la productora Pacific Media ha realizado un arduo trabajo de investigación que ha dado como fruto la serie: "LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL” Desde la claridad que produce una distancia de 75 años, con total libertad de expresión e independencia, LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL narra los hechos con la mayor objetividad, tal y como sucedieron. Desde el maléfico momento en que Hitler ordenó la...

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This academic book explores the life and contributions of Pedro Sánchez de la Hoz, a sixteenth-century Spanish merchant, conquistador, and adelantado. As secretary to Pizarro during the conquest of Peru, Sánchez de la Hoz wrote a firsthand account of the Spanish conquest of Peru and Incan ethnography, which is presented here, and includes some of the most significant campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, which was led by conquistador Francisco Pizarro, his brothers, and indigenous allies. This conquest paved the way for the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru and spin-off...