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Esta obra constituye un cálido, aunque incompleto, reflejo de lo que la comunidad universitaria y la sociedad de Cantabria quisieron expresar en dos actos de emocionado recuerdo: el que le tributó la Universidad de Cantabria y el que promovió la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, evidenciando el aprecio, respeto y admiración que sentían por un rector de breve gobierno, pero de toda una vida entregada a la Universidad. Quedan recogidas las conferencias sobre aspectos muy dispares de la actividad universitaria.

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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain shortly after the author's death. Written in a highly accessible style, and describing the experiences of the troops themselves rather than seeing events from an officer's perspective, the work became even more successful than the official accounts and went through many editions and translations. The...

Drug trafficking goes beyond organized crime. It is a way of life that has its own idols and even its own saints. Mexico's acclaimed journalist Jorge Fernandez Menendez unmasks the unavoidable presence of drug trafficking, its resources and organization, smuggling and weaponry, and its overall lack of control along the Mexican border. These elements, combined, constitute the alternate power to the State: The Other Authority.