Breve historia de Babilonia

In the midst of National-Catholic outrage and censorship, Billy Wilder’s films helped open up the repertoire for moviegoers during Francoism. Vandaele’s Estados de Gracia contends that this explains why Wilder is still considered a cinematic god in Spain. En medio de la indignación y la censura nacional-católica, Billy Wilder contribuyó a renovar el cine para el público del franquismo. En Estados de Gracia, Vandaele sugiere que ello explica por qué Billy Wilder sigue siendo un dios del cine en España.

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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Abilio Barbero de Aguilera (1931-1990) dejó en su obra escrita -en su tesis doctoral, leída en 1968, inédita, en los artículos que aparecieron con su firma y en otros más, elaborados conjuntamente a lo largo de varios años de amistad y de trabajo compartido con Marcelo Vigil y recogidos en libros-, así como en su actividad docente, elocuentes muestras de su fuerte personalidad como investigador, como transmisor de conocimientos, como científico preocupado por el pasado y el presente del hombre. Configuraron su personalidad, entre otros factores, una precoz inclinación a investigar...