Morir por la patria

The supernatural appeal of Stoker's Dracula continues to hold readers spellbound more than a century after its initial publication. This work by Bajarlía is an important precedent in that concerning the study of vampirism. Through forceful and direct language, he analyzes Stoker's vampire-triad. This essay includes four additional, unpublished chapters that serve as a crucial part to this retelling of a classic.

En la Real Carcel de Corte, ubicada en el Palacio Virreinal, habia "un millon de presos. Unos blancos, otros prietos; unos medio vestidos, otros decentes; unos empelotados, otros enredados en sus pinchas"; en ella, "unos jugaban albures, otros saltaban con los grillos, otros cantaban, otros tejian medias y puntas, otros platicaban, y cada cual procuraba divertirse." Esto fue escrito por Jose Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi en "El Periquillo Sarniento," pero que era una carcel en la parte final de la epoca colonial?, que funcion desempenaba en el proceso judicial?, cual era su jurisdiccion?,...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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Este tercer volumen valora puntos nodales de la historia del subcontinente americano, sin pretender estudiarlos todos, ni cubrir todas las variantes posibles de los diferentes espacios. Los temas estudiados se agrupan en: aspectos políticos, constitucionalismo, políticas económicas, alimentación y el estudio de la encomienda.