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...

Edición facsímil del Testamento y Codicilo de la Reina Isabel la Católica según los originales conservados en el Archivo General de Simancas y en la Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid. El testamento fechado el 12 de octubre de 1504 se escribió en nueve hojas de pergamino a las que se añadió otra de cubierta que sirvió para cerrarlo y que sobre escribieron y sellaron los siete testigos que concurrieron junto con el notario Gaspar de Grizio. El codicilo tiene fecha de 23 de noviembre de 1504, se escribió en tres hojas de pergamino avitelado y una más que sirvió de cubierta sobre escrita...

Este es un relato impresionante que muestra el peso auténtico de lo falso en nuestras vidas y las consecuencias verdaderas que se derivan de la falsedad. en este libro todo es real aunque pueda parecer increíble y aun inconcebible. Fruto de una tenaz inda

Does a “perfect assassination” exist? Perfect crimes are the ones we never hear about. Crimes involving a double affront to their victims where we couldn’t have known leaves their closest relatives, helpless and disheartened at the destruction. “Thou shall not kill,” is present in all civilizations as a fundamental premise, and perhaps the only one absolutely necessary for coexistence between humans. The majority of these crimes are considered perfect solely because of the incompetence of the investigators. With detention techniques, no crime, regardless of how well-planned, always...

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