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Excerpt from Avisos de Jerónimo de Barrionuevo (1654-1658) Y Apéndice Anónimo (1660-1664), Vol. 4: Precede una Noticia de la Vida y Escritos del Autor Suman todos hombres. Es cosa cierta lo que aquí digo, sin faltar un ápice de la que le vino al Rey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections...

La figura del "espadón", el militar que interviene en la política, no fue un fenómeno únicamente español como tantas veces se ha pensado. Tras la experiencia napoleónica, desde las primeras décadas del siglo XIX, tanto en Europa como en América se fue forjando la imagen mítica del general heroico, siempre a lomos de un caballo, fuerte, ejemplar, abnegado, guardián del honor y la gloria de la nación, defensor de la libertad, pero también de la autoridad y el orden. Cualidades que convirtieron a determinados generales en líderes carismáticos, mesiánicos, tanto en la guerra como...

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...

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