El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

The Penitente Brotherhood reenact the Passion of Christ through self-mortification of the flesh and emulation of His crucifixion each year in New Mexico during the Catholic Lenten season. This vital sect of ancient Spanish Catholicism has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy until this author's balanced exploration of its origins, rituals, and ceremonies. De Aragon includes descriptions of their art and their albados, or hymns, which are published here in both Spanish and English.

Muchas de nuestras zarzuelas son un trozo de la vida misma, un retrato de las gentes, de sus alegrías y de sus penas, aunque unas y otras se nos presenten tamizadas por el lenguaje fantástico y colorista del teatro y de la música. Esta vida, alegre y trágica a la vez, transcurre, indistintamente, en lugares imaginados o en escenarios conocidos de nuestro quehacer cotidiano; en países remotos y soñados, o en las calles y plazas que paseamos cada día. A estas últimas están dedicadas estas páginas. A estas calles, plazas y lugares que la magia de las candilejas convierte en...

Este volumen es de utilidad para toda persona que quiera repasar la historia de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y los primeros años del siglo XXI. Se concentra en algunos temas fundamentales que permiten comprender los acontecimientos políticos, económicos, climáticos y bélicos que dibujaron nuestro presente y que están determinando nuestro futuro. De fácil y ágil lectura, el texto se desenvuelve como un fluido viaje a través de la historia reciente de Europa, Norteamérica, Asia y África, y revisa los más importantes hitos históricos de nuestro tiempo, como la emergencia de la...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...