El exilio español del 39 en México.

Este libro es el texto que hace tiempo se estaba necesitando. Es verdad que se ha investigado mucho sobre el exilio en los últimos años, pero casi siempre se ha hecho de manera parcial y unilateral. Algunos historiadores han atendido más a la esfera política, otros, a la cultural o a la institucional, otros, han fijado su atención en los niños o en los países donde se asentaron, otros a sus repercusiones en las relaciones internacionales. Este libro es, por el contrario, una síntesis de todo ello. María Fernanda Mancebo ha realizado un gran esfuerzo para aunar datos políticos,...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

This academic book explores the life and contributions of Pedro Sánchez de la Hoz, a sixteenth-century Spanish merchant, conquistador, and adelantado. As secretary to Pizarro during the conquest of Peru, Sánchez de la Hoz wrote a firsthand account of the Spanish conquest of Peru and Incan ethnography, which is presented here, and includes some of the most significant campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, which was led by conquistador Francisco Pizarro, his brothers, and indigenous allies. This conquest paved the way for the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru and spin-off...

Didier Ozanam a consacré sa vie de chercheur au XVIIIe siècle espagnol. Cet hommage explore les thèmes chers au spécialiste de l'administration et du gouvernement de l'Espagne. L'instauration des Bourbons a constitué une rupture dans l'organisation des pouvoirs et l'orientation politique. Etudiant les relations entre l'Espagne et l'étranger, sept contributeurs montrent comment la modernisation de l'Etat et l'introduction des Lumières sont dues à l'apport d'étrangers servant le roi d'Espagne. Treize autres articles analysent la transformation de l'Etat, s'attachant aux mutations...