Hombre, cultura y sociedad

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This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

Año 490 a. C. Mieto, una ciudad ubicada en la península de Anatolia, se encuentra bajo el dominio persa desde hace años. Los políticos de la ciudad llevan un tiempo negociando con las polis griegas y otras ciudades de la zona, y están preparados para declarar la guerra a los persas e iniciar una revolución. Anfímaco, un joven de Mileto, se ve envuelto en esta, y, impulsado por su tío, se une a las fuerzas de la ciudad para luchar contra su enemigo. Sin embargo, se enfrenta al mayor imperio que el mundo ha conocido, y no hay más que una pequeña esperanza de victoria. Entonces,...

"Inventario de los libros que han tenido ingreso en la secretaría de la Real academía," 1922-29, with v. 83, 85, 87, 89, 91-92, 96, 99.