La batalla de Guadalcanal

On April 24, 1965, a civil revolt broke out in the Dominican Republic, splitting the nation into two factions and causing heavy material losses and psychological wounds. A post-war literature emerged after American military intervention ended the fighting, ushering in the period of modern Dominican literature. This book studies three Dominican novels based on the April 1965 post-war period.

Nuevo Laredo es una ciudad llena de recuerdos y anécdotas de todo tipo. Durante la pérdida del territorio nacional, los pobladores de la antigua Villa de San Agustín decidieron con lealtad seguir conservando su identidad de mexicanos cruzando al sur del río Bravo para construir un nuevo hogar. De ahí nace el mito fundacional, luego en tiempos de la revolución mexicana surgieron leyendas y anécdotas que enaltecían la grandeza de su gente por hospitalaria, noble y tenaz. Por causas naturales o decisiones gubernamentales, la población ha experimentado momentos difíciles para su...

"Inventario de los libros que han tenido ingreso en la secretaría de la Real academía," 1922-29, with v. 83, 85, 87, 89, 91-92, 96, 99.

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...