Pasado y fortaleza del pueblo maya

Francisco Pizarro (1478 ?-1541), figura central de la Conquista española, como Cortés en México, entró tardíamente en la Historia, cuando a más de cincuenta años descubrió el Perú y sus fabulosas riquezas. Hijo bastardo de un militar hidalgo adinerado y de una criada, Pizarro nació se crió pobre en Estre-madura y fue analfabeto toda su vida. Muy joven, se dejó llevar por los espejismos del Nuevo Mundo descubierto apenas unos diez años atrás. Después de dos décadas de anadanzas infructuosas en zonas marginales del imperio en formació, la fortuna la sonríe : dirige su propia...

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Fidel Castro's account of how in 74 days of battle in the summer of 1958, 300 revolutionary fighters—with the support of workers and farmers across Cuba—defeated Batista's 10,000-strong “final offensive.” Introduction, maps, photos, facsimiles of historical documents, illustrated glossary of weapons.