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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?Este libro es un homenaje a aquellos valientes cuyas historias han sido olvidadas. El autor recupera apasionantes episodios olvidados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y nos ofrece los pasajes más sorprendentes y a los audaces protagonistas que han sido injustamente borrados de la memoria? (Blog Me gustan los libros) ?Asista, de la mano de prestigioso autor Jesús Hernández, a las gestas más trágicas, las misiones más brillantes y las operaciones más secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Descubra en Operaciones Secretas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial el testimonio de heroísmo, valentía y...

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...

Empeñado desde hace treinta años en recopilar y sacar a la luz los documentos más relevantes de nuestro pasado, resultaba inevitable enfrentarme antes o después a los Libros de Visitas de la Orden de Santiago. Se trata de una de las colecciones más importantes del Archivo Histórico Nacional, formada por una serie de enormes y desgastados volúmenes manuscritos procedentes en buena medida de los siglos XV y XVI, que habían logrado sobrevivir a la acción destructiva de las diferentes guerras y al abandono y deterioro del tiempo y las desamortizaciones. Custodiados desde sus orígenes en ...