J.A. Peralta Reavis and Doña Sophia Loreta Micaela de Maso Reavis Y Peralta de la Cordoba

What was once a romantic race for the skies at the turn of the century has become, now at the threshold of the new Millennium, a fierce commercial competition where no contestant can afford to lose ground. Catastrofes aereas is a journey through the most resonant and disastrous accidents in the history of commercial aviation, where the account of the events, experts' investigations, technical explanations, and the testimonies of those who lived or witnessed it are but the beginning of the story. There is also the political, economic and social context in which they occurred, and the outside...

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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.

When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...