La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityThe history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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Shortly after disembarking on Mexico ' s Gulf coast in 1519 , he had written his
monarch , Charles V , requesting permission to claim and govern the new land
for the Spanish Crown . But more than three years went by before Cortés finally ...
Shortly after disembarking on Mexico ' s Gulf coast in 1519 , he had written his
monarch , Charles V , requesting permission to claim and govern the new land
for the Spanish Crown . But more than three years went by before Cortés finally ...
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Among these native aristocrats , two stand out as diametrical opposites in their
dealings with Spanish rule . Carlos of Texcoco , the cacique or chieftain of the
town and province located just northeast across the lake from Mexico City , was ...
Among these native aristocrats , two stand out as diametrical opposites in their
dealings with Spanish rule . Carlos of Texcoco , the cacique or chieftain of the
town and province located just northeast across the lake from Mexico City , was ...
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Spanish attitudes toward mestizos oscillated between ambiguity and outright
prejudice . At one extreme was the opinion offered by Gonzalo Gómez de
Cervantes , a historian and colonial official in Mexico City , who wrote to the
Spanish ...
Spanish attitudes toward mestizos oscillated between ambiguity and outright
prejudice . At one extreme was the opinion offered by Gonzalo Gómez de
Cervantes , a historian and colonial official in Mexico City , who wrote to the
Spanish ...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
Κριτική χρηστών - Not Available - Book VerdictKandell, former Latin American correspondent for the New York Times and a native of Mexico City, has written a magnificent 700-year history of the first big city of the new world, today its largest ... Ανάγνωση ολόκληρης της κριτικής
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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