Guía ilustrada de la historia moderna

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Las primeras personas que lograron elevarse a la vida civilizada fueron los olmecas. ¿Pero por qué siguen siendo relativamente desconocidos, y permanecen escondidos en los largos y oscuros pasadizos de la historia olvidada? Pero eso está por cambiar.

Los códices mesoamericanos se crearon en el Centro de México desde la época prehispánica. Estos documentos, mal llamados códices, aseguran los autores, fueron uno de los soportes que permitieron la transmisión y preservación de la cultura y la cosmovisión mesoamericanas durante siglos. Recalcan que, a la llegada de los españoles, su producción no desapareció, sino que se trató de adaptar a las novedades. Por ello, la mayor parte de los códices que se conservan corresponde a la época colonial. Destacan que estos manuscritos pintados constituyen una de las mejores fuentes para el...