De Tartessos a Manila

Reedición de un título clásico de Ediciones Encuentro. «¿Cómo ocurrió que un pequeño grupo de pueblos de Europa occidental, en un período de tiempo relativamente breve, pudo transformar el mundo y emanciparse a sí mismo de la dependencia que durante siglos sujetó al hombre a las fuerzas de la naturaleza? (...) Tal vez se deba a que su ideal religioso no consistió en adorar una perfección eterna e inmutable sino en un espíritu que se esforzaba por incorporarse a la humanidad y por cambiar al mundo. En Occidente el poder espiritual no ha quedado inmóvil en un orden social sagrado ...

En 1541, Luis Alfonso, espia de la Corona en la corte de los Medicis y artista de nombre en su tiempo, llega al Peru acompanado por un lacayo que intimida, el Moro. Ha sido convocado para conspirar contra Francisco Pizarro, el conquistador, que es dueno de estos dominios lejanos, y a su juicio salvajes. Tambien es vulgar y tirano, arbitrario y cruel. Sus soldados ya mataron a Atahualpa y sojuzgaron a los incas; el se debate sobre si debe enviarle al Rey todo el oro que ha conseguido, que es mucho, o solo una quinta parte. Mientras, se prepara para que unas telas inmortalicen su estampa, que...

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