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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...

¿En verdad cree saberlo todo sobre su pasado, sobre el mundo que le rodea? En esta obra el autor nos revela una realidad completamente distinta y le invita a entrar en el misterio por la puerta más grande del mundo: Nazca

Vuelta de Obligado es historia y también es presente, en la medida en que constituye una metáfora a cañonazos de un conflicto que recorre toda la historia argentina: la alianza de los sectores del poder, de los sectores oligárquicos, con los intereses económicos, políticos y culturales de los poderosos de afuera.