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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He was treated much the same way he had once dealt with his rebellious female
wards - deprived of food , beaten , and prayed over — and he reacted toward his
tormentors in similar fashionspitting at the priests , insulting them , punching at ...
He was treated much the same way he had once dealt with his rebellious female
wards - deprived of food , beaten , and prayed over — and he reacted toward his
tormentors in similar fashionspitting at the priests , insulting them , punching at ...
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Priests once again were seen on the streets wearing their vestments . Nuns
returned to their convents . And a number of churches that had been shut down
by the Juárez government were reopened . Mexican conservatives were just as ...
Priests once again were seen on the streets wearing their vestments . Nuns
returned to their convents . And a number of churches that had been shut down
by the Juárez government were reopened . Mexican conservatives were just as ...
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Now , once , twice a week , and only chicken . Otherwise , it ' s tortillas and beans
, beans and tortillas . New clothes , a new bedforget it . ” For him , the causes of
the persistent economic crisis are clear : “ Those politicians who can ' t stop ...
Now , once , twice a week , and only chicken . Otherwise , it ' s tortillas and beans
, beans and tortillas . New clothes , a new bedforget it . ” For him , the causes of
the persistent economic crisis are clear : “ Those politicians who can ' t stop ...
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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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