Hacer la historia del siglo XX

n the last decades—and especially since the 1990s—there has been a noticeable reemergence of the nineteenth century in Southern Cone culture. Popular nineteenth-century figures (indios, gauchos, letrados, and cautivas) have reentered the national literary scene in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Nineteenth-century heroes such as San Martín and Artigas are again the main protagonists of Southern Cone theater, film, and literature. Canonical nineteenth-century texts (La cautiva, Martín Fierro, Facundo) are being rewritten one more time in different artistic fields. Foundational...

Título: “El Pórtico del Cabildo de Córdoba“. Autor: Federico G. Bordese. Editor: Revista del Archivo Fotográfico de Córdoba. Año: abril de 2012.

La Historia elemental de Cuba para uso de las escuelas primarias, tuvo más de diez ediciones entre 1928 y 1964. La presente selección abarca varios capítulos del texto original. A cargo de Ramiro Guerra, uno de los más connotados historiadores cubanos, esta obra relata los avatares de la historia nacional de Cuba desde los tiempos previos a la conquista hasta el siglo XX.

The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage—now updated with a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of his journey. “Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York Times Book Review Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning...