Latin America and the Caribbean Demographic Observatory 2017

A carretón y canoa presenta la obra completa de Luigi Balzan (1865-1893), naturalista y explorador italiano de ideas progresistas, formación humanística y científica y notable capacidad para la aventura. Después de cinco años en Paraguay dedicado a la enseñanza e investigación de las ciencias naturales, emprendió un fascinante y sacrificado viaje de exploración, promocionado por la Societá Geografica Italiana. Recorrió en solitario el territorio boliviano entre 1891 y 1893, adentrándose en la realidad social y sus variantes étnicas. Transportado en barco, tren, diligencia, lomo...

El Santísima Trinidad, la Royal Navy,... adéntrese en la historia de los buques de guerra del siglo XVIII y sufra las penalidades de la vida a bordo. Viva de cerca el heroísmo de Gravina y Churruca. Comprenda por qué la victoria de Nelson sobre españoles y franceses hizo posible un siglo y medio de hegemonía británica. Siga el curso de la batalla naval más importante de todos los tiempos, una batalla que culmina un siglo de lucha por la hegemonía naval entre España, Francia y Gran Bretaña. Conozca a sus protagonistas: las flotas, los barcos, los hombres... Remóntese a los...

Salvador Larrua-Guedes (Camaguey, Cuba, 1942) went to grade school and high school in Catholic schools in Cuba. He received degrees in journalism and mathematics, as well as a doctorate in Economics. He is a registered investigator at the Archivo General de Indias in Spain. Ex-professor at the University of Havana and the Cuban Seminar (San Carlos), he is the author of 42 history books. Monsignor Roman was a holy man, totally given to virtue, as we can observe reading the events in his life, witnessed by the thousands of people who knew and revered him. It is for this reason that this...

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