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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The cycle of massacres which began with the storming of the Guanajuato granary
had escalated on both sides . And by 1814 , Morelos himself , responding to
royalist atrocities , was ordering the execution of all prisoners and the devastation
...
The cycle of massacres which began with the storming of the Guanajuato granary
had escalated on both sides . And by 1814 , Morelos himself , responding to
royalist atrocities , was ordering the execution of all prisoners and the devastation
...
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As soon as the French occupation began , there was a deafening peal from the
capital ' s belfries at all hours , day after day , as if to make up for the constraint of
years past . Massive religious processions , joined by French army officers ...
As soon as the French occupation began , there was a deafening peal from the
capital ' s belfries at all hours , day after day , as if to make up for the constraint of
years past . Massive religious processions , joined by French army officers ...
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Mrs . King in Cuernavaca recalled that " fantastic rumors of the disloyalty of
prominent men in the government itself began to reach us . . . . " 28 Madero ' s
own attitude is difficult to fathom . He dismissed the reports as exaggerations
even when ...
Mrs . King in Cuernavaca recalled that " fantastic rumors of the disloyalty of
prominent men in the government itself began to reach us . . . . " 28 Madero ' s
own attitude is difficult to fathom . He dismissed the reports as exaggerations
even when ...
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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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