El Risorgimento

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...

Aquest llibre no se centra només en l'oligarquia urbana granadina entre els segles XVI i XVIII, és a més una reflexió intel·ligent sobre els grups de poder en l'Espanya moderna, les seues relacions familiars i clàniques, i també el paper que hi jugaven les institucions, la concepció del poder i la responsabilitat que assumien els «bons republicans» i «pares de la pàtria», les vies d'ascens social i polític i les relacions conflictives amb el poder central, entre altres temes. L'autor explora en aquesta obra la naturalesa d'una societat basada en l'honor, els llaços entre l'home ...

Útil y completa herramienta, con numerosas ilustraciones, para identificar las principales especies arbóreas y arborescentes de la Península Ibérica sin necesidad de tener un amplio conocimiento de la fisiología vegetal.

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