Grandes batallas de la Guerra Civil española 1936-1939

This book is a Spanish translation of the proceedings of a conference held in 1986. Archaeologists and conservators from around the world met in Mexico City to examine the unique problems associated with in situ archaeological conservation. The papers presented focus on a wide variety of materials (including adobe, wood, ceramics, textiles, painting, skin, and bone) and sites as diverse as Algeria and the Arctic. Of special note are case studies of three spectacular sites in Mexico: Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, and Cacaxtla.

Arriesgada en sus apuestas y definiciones, la obra de Federico Lorenz fue pionera al propiciar estudios sociohistóricos sobre las islas Malvinas, ampliando las investigaciones más allá de la ocupación británica de 1833, el reclamo diplomático y la guerra de 1982. Fiel a su perspectiva y a partir de su experiencia como historiador, docente y director del Museo Malvinas e Islas del Atlántico Sur entre 2016 y 2018, el autor propone revisar los “relatos públicos” sobre las islas a 40 años de la guerra entre Argentina y Gran Bretaña. Analiza las formas en que la definición de una...

The Improbable Conquest offers translations of a series of little-known letters from the chaotic Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region, uncovering a rich and understudied historical resource. These letters were written by a wide variety of individuals, including clergy, military officers, and the region’s first governor, Pedro de Mendoza. There is also an exceptional contribution from Isabel de Guevara, one of the few women involved in the conquest to have recorded her experiences. Writing about the conditions of settlements and expeditions, these individuals vividly expose the...

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