MASONERÍA: SU ORIGEN Y DESARROLLO ACTUAL

La iniciación o Rito de Paso, es un concepto que designa un conjunto específico de actividades que simbolizan y marcan la transición de un estado a otro en la vida de una persona y en su desarrollo social. El individuo debe llevar a cabo numerosas transiciones y tales transiciones son una parte esencial de la vida que se celebran de forma ritual y se llama iniciación.

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

This book is a Spanish translation of the proceedings of a conference held in 1986. Archaeologists and conservators from around the world met in Mexico City to examine the unique problems associated with in situ archaeological conservation. The papers presented focus on a wide variety of materials (including adobe, wood, ceramics, textiles, painting, skin, and bone) and sites as diverse as Algeria and the Arctic. Of special note are case studies of three spectacular sites in Mexico: Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, and Cacaxtla.

Why is the Spanish monarchy Catholic if this state is non-denominational? What is the origin of the US dollar symbol and why is it linked to the Spanish coat of arms? Why is black the color of mourning? What does color green mean to monarchists? What was the instrument to communicate fashion trends among European courts when there were no magazines or Instagram? In the lyrics of which foreign anthem is the King of Spain still mentioned today? The kings and queens of Spain were the first influencers in history who inspired and set trends with their power, their occurrences, their conspiracies, ...

La Historia del Almirante reúne una sucinta biografía de Cristóbal Colón y una extensa relación de sus cuatro viajes a América. Escrito por su hijo Hernando Colón, el texto destaca por la impronta de velado misterio y fascinante aventura, lejos de configurarse como una acumulación de datos históricos. Aunque la obra ha sido objeto de polémica por la dudosa autoría del apartado biográfico y el enaltecimiento de la figura del Almirante, no cabe duda de que este libro es «un texto fundamental para la historiografía del descubrimiento», como lo demuestra el prólogo de Pedro Insua...