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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So , in effect , Juan de Guzmán owed his position as cacique to Cortés , the man
who had murdered his father . Guzmán apparently wrestled with this moral
dilemma , and he left behind evidence of how he justified in his own mind his
loyalty to ...
So , in effect , Juan de Guzmán owed his position as cacique to Cortés , the man
who had murdered his father . Guzmán apparently wrestled with this moral
dilemma , and he left behind evidence of how he justified in his own mind his
loyalty to ...
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Martín Cortés was everything his father was not . He started out in far better
economic and social circumstances . His father was the most renowned Spaniard
of the era , and perhaps the richest , save the king . His mother , Juana de Zúñiga
...
Martín Cortés was everything his father was not . He started out in far better
economic and social circumstances . His father was the most renowned Spaniard
of the era , and perhaps the richest , save the king . His mother , Juana de Zúñiga
...
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His father , Manuel Sarmiento , a hardworking but modest businessman , wished
to guide his son toward the security of a trade . His mother , whose distant
relatives included a few nobles , displayed the old Spanish aristocratic prejudice
...
His father , Manuel Sarmiento , a hardworking but modest businessman , wished
to guide his son toward the security of a trade . His mother , whose distant
relatives included a few nobles , displayed the old Spanish aristocratic prejudice
...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City |
| Συγγραφέας | Jonathan Kandell |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη |
| Εκδότης | Random House, 1988 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | το Πανεπιστήμιο της Βιρτζίνια |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 7 Μαρ. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394540697, 9780394540696 |
| Μέγεθος | 640 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |