América

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

En el segundo volumen de la colección Los pecados capitales de la historia de España, Juan Eslava Galán recoge anécdotas y datos curiosos alrededor del pecado de la avaricia, siempre con un tono divulgativo y ameno. Los episodios van desde las historias de los bandoleros más famosos del siglo XIX y el chantaje de las cartas de amor de Alfonso XII; pasando por el escándalo de Straus y Perlo o el trabajo de los presos políticos en el Valle de los Caídos; hasta los niños robados de la posguerra y el Dioni, que llevó a cabo el asalto más espectacular de la historia de España. Como el...

Los zapotecas vivieron, prosperaron y se convirtieron en una civilización de interés para los conquistadores. Siendo una de las civilizaciones más grandes de su tiempo en Mesoamérica, ayudaron a construir y darle forma al mundo con el que se encontraron los conquistadores a su llegada.