La rama dorada

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Volumen elaborado coincidiendo con la conmemoración del I centenario de la ciudad de Torrelavega. Se trata de un “viaje” político, económico, cultural y social con el pasado de la ciudad en el que se describe el ambiente y el sabor torrelaveguense en el que se desenvolvieron sus antepasados.

María de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo, condesa de Merlin (1789-1852). Cuba. Nació en una familia de la aristocracia habanera el 5 de febrero de 1789. Hija de Joaquín de Santa Cruz y Cárdenas y María Teresa Montalvo y O'Farril, condes de Jaruco y Mompox. La condesa de Merlin ingresó en el Convento de Santa Clara en La Habana a los ocho años y harta de la vida religiosa intentó fugarse, ayudada por la madre Santa Inés, inspiradora de su libro, Historia de Sor Inés (1832). Tras su intento de huida la familia se fue a Madrid. Allí murió su padre y, tras la invasión francesa, ...

The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of their individual and collective stories. This rich collection of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in New York City's social, political,...