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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Scores of less renowned churches , chapels , and nunneries were erected with
the help of donations from the elite , who in wills ... But the bulk of the elite ' s
contributions to the Church was in the form of so - called pious works and
chantries .
Scores of less renowned churches , chapels , and nunneries were erected with
the help of donations from the elite , who in wills ... But the bulk of the elite ' s
contributions to the Church was in the form of so - called pious works and
chantries .
Σελίδα 315
For almost forty years , the Church largely succeeded in defending itself against
these challenges . But it was reeling from severe economic problems . Its
economic decline had started with the Consolidation decree of 1804 which called
for the ...
For almost forty years , the Church largely succeeded in defending itself against
these challenges . But it was reeling from severe economic problems . Its
economic decline had started with the Consolidation decree of 1804 which called
for the ...
Σελίδα 381
Díaz also wooed the Church through symbolic gestures . He invited Archbishop
Labastida — the relentless enemy of the Reform movement and collaborator with
the French occupation forces — to attend government functions , and he ...
Díaz also wooed the Church through symbolic gestures . He invited Archbishop
Labastida — the relentless enemy of the Reform movement and collaborator with
the French occupation forces — to attend government functions , and he ...
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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 | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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