Gladiadores

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...

'Pax hispánica' es el segundo volumen escrito por Eduardo Ruiz de Burgos Moreno de la serie «Atlas de batallas del Imperio español», donde nos describe las 119 acciones que los ejércitos hispánicos ejecutaron entre 1609 y 1618, año del comienzo de la llamada Guerra de los 30 Años. Son los segundos diez años del reinado de Felipe III, heredero de unos dominios extensísimos que aún acrecieron más en su tiempo. Aunque en este decenio se continuó con la política pacifista global, al mismo tiempo, se soportaron conflictos regionales con las potencias europeas o asiáticas rivales o...

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«Heus ací un títol un tant alarmant. Té sentit parlar de conflictes nacionals en el segle XVI?» Per a Tulio Halperin Donghi, en aquest llibre clàssic que ara es reedita, la resposta afirmativa té implicacions de gran abast però molt meditades. La nació en un sentit contemporani 'admet' data del segle XIX, però això no invalida l'ús d'aquest concepte per a referir-se a la «nació dels cristians nous de moros del regne de València», com es denominava en l'època. L'autor situa la comunitat morisca en el context econòmic i demogràfic valencià, i n'analitza les formes de...