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"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Catalogue of an exhibition organized within the framework of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution that explore how the national heroes were portrayed in art in the early 19th century. An interesting inclusion is the iconography of national heroes in relation to the sculptures of classic antiquity. The exhibition includes close to 110 pieces including sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, books, manuscripts and some magazines largely produced in the 19th Century in México and Europe.

Panorama de la filosofía colonial -- Un siglo de oro -- La defensa frente a Europa -- El humanismo clásico -- La presencia de Descartes -- El pensamiento moderno de los jesuitas -- Los Elementos de filosofía moderna, de Gamarra -- La cima de la Ilustración--Alzate -- La preparación de la Independencia -- Modernidad en pensamiento y acción--Hidalgo.

La seleccion de los ensayos contenidos en este libro es, evidentemente, parcial. Corresponde a una determinada aproximacion a la situacion del pais y pretende abarcar solo algunos aspectos, pero dentro de un esquema consistente de pensamiento y de exposicion. Los temas que se consideran se abordan desde una posicion critica y con la idea de que eso que llamamos usualmente "la realidad" exige una vision de trasluz, ya que las circunstancias no son como se presentan directamente a nuestro entendimiento, sobre todo en el marco de lo que opera en un momento dado como la sabiduria convencional,...

A three-volume scholarly history of Mexico from European discovery through the U.S.-Mexican war, by scholar-priest of Queretaro and Tamaulipas (1934-2001).