La Inquisición

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Todavía encerrado en las superviviencias de la época feudal, heredero de estructuras aparentemente inmóviles, el siglo XVIII se despega poco a poco del orden antiguo y se abre a un mundo ampliado, tanto por el pensamiento crítico y el progreso científico como por la expansión mercantil y una economía fuerte y renovada. Europa entra por entonces en la modernidad con ritmos desiguales. Grandes inercias persisten en lo social, y más aún en el interior de las mentalidades, pero la sociedad se mueve en su nivel más profundo, los marcos jurídicos se quiebran, las tinieblas retroceden: un ...

With contributions by Caroline Cartwright, Rosa Ma Flores Ramírez, Catherine Liot, Elizabeth López Rincón, Ma Teresa Ramírez Herrera and Gerardo Villanueva

CUBA 1959 is a fictional novel written in the Spanish language that recounts the determination and success of a group of young Cubans resisting against Fidel Castro's takeover of the island on January 1, 1959. Their political organization, the Brigada de Accion Popular manages to escape Castro's vindictive militias, and form an insurgent government inside Cuban territory; from there on the novel embarks on a fast-paced, entertaining and suspenseful narrative. As the author says: "it could have made the difference". Readers, Cuban or not will enjoy this novel's creativity, action and profound...