Las migraciones vascas en perspectiva histórica (siglos XVI-XX)

The abolition of judicial torture—alongside the eradication of both slavery and capital punishment—was one of the most consequential issues debated in eighteenth-century continental Europe. A revealing component of this controversial debate was presented in the unpublished "Discurso sobre la injusticia del apremio judicial," written by the attorney Pedro Garcia del Canuelo. Seeking support for its publication, he forwarded the manuscript to Prime Minister Manuel Godoy in 1795. The savvy Spanish politician, however, not only rejected the text but also warned its author against further...

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Ensayo político sobre la isla de Cuba, de Alejandro de Humboldt, es un libro clave en el análisis de la esclavitud en el Caribe en la primera mitad del siglo XIX.

El bandolerismo morisco en la Valencia de la segunda mitad del Quinientos contribuyó a forjar la idea de la imposible asimilación de los cristianos nuevos de moros y su consideración como una recurrente amenaza para la paz pública y la integridad del reino. De acuerdo con la interpretación predominante, sus acciones cobran sentido si se insertan en el contexto de la lucha entre Cristiandad e Islam. Sin embargo, el estudio al detalle de las cuadrillas, revela aspectos hasta ahora desconocidos que se dan de bruces con la imagen del bandido morisco como guerrero de la fe o vengador de la...