Trouver sa place

El historiador Guillermo Gasio ofrece una vasta recopilacion de fuentes en torno al ano 1926, memorable para la literatura argentina. Los materiales proceden de textos y publicaciones raramente consultados y, por ende, citados de un modo escaso, teniendo como objetivo presentar un panorama de conjunto que permita apreciar el nivel alcanzado por la cultura argentina. Esta suerte de antologia exhibe a personajes consagrados, famosos, influyentes, nuevos y muchos olvidados. Los de Florida y los de Boedo. A los ensayistas poco recordados les siguen autores de provincias de gran merito. Ademas de...

The Improbable Conquest offers translations of a series of little-known letters from the chaotic Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region, uncovering a rich and understudied historical resource. These letters were written by a wide variety of individuals, including clergy, military officers, and the region’s first governor, Pedro de Mendoza. There is also an exceptional contribution from Isabel de Guevara, one of the few women involved in the conquest to have recorded her experiences. Writing about the conditions of settlements and expeditions, these individuals vividly expose the...

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Quinto y la crisis de la alcabala (1580-1600) intenta comprender la lógica del desarrolló de este capítulo que la historiografía ecuatoriana juzga a menudo decisivo para el devenir nacional, pero que no ha sido jamás objeto de un estudio preciso. A pesar de la enorme cantidad de documentos de origen diverso que existen sobre el tema, nada nuevo se había hecho desde González Suárez y su célebre Historia General de la República del Ecuador. Bernard Lavallé reconstruve el juego complejo de los diversos elementos de una coyuntura que, en el marco del virreinato de Lima en una época...