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Traces the history of the Jews in Spain until the expulsion in 1492 in regard to relations between the Crown, the Church, and the populace regarding the Jews and Conversos. Discusses, also, the fate of the Conversos during the 16th century. Focuses on Castile, with special attention to the city of Ávila. Asserts that anti-Jewish hostility in Spain, already from the time of the Visigoths, was not based on racism, but rather on negative religious stereotypes rooted in the minds of the populace and of the lower clergy, as well as on socioeconomic factors, such as the rise of Jews to dominant...

Brujas, Francfort, Génova, Roma o París son tan representativas de la Edad Media como el feudalismo, el vasallaje y las expediciones de los cruzados. En el momento de su configuración definitiva, el mapa de las ciudades de Europa coincide con el de los centros de cultura y los lugares donde se crea la riqueza. La civilización europea es ya realmente urbana. En este libro, Thierry Dutour nos acerca al discurso de los hombres y las mujeres que poblaron aquellas ciudades. Muestra cómo el tiempo de las ciudades episcopales, hasta el siglo IX, es muy distinto del de los siglos posteriores....

Trujillo d'Espagne, cité éponyme de tant d'agglomérations américaines, est un vivier de capitaines qui se sont cruellement illustrés dans la conquête et la colonisation de l'Amérique andine durant tout le XVIe siècle. Au-delà de cette image, la ville vit alors au rythme des liens intenses qu'elle a tissés avec le Nouveau Monde. L'organisation de solides filières de migration, la circulation de l'information, les effets de la mobilité sur les composantes des identités individuelles et collectives, le volume considérable d'or et d'argent qui parvient à ceux qui sont restés,...

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