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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Immigrants who considered meat a luxury back in the mother country were able
to indulge themselves daily . “ Without a profession or trade , even without
working , a white man could always see to his food and creature comfort in New
Spain ...
Immigrants who considered meat a luxury back in the mother country were able
to indulge themselves daily . “ Without a profession or trade , even without
working , a white man could always see to his food and creature comfort in New
Spain ...
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oneself by this mania for cutting a figure , which , well considered , is despicable .
How much better it would be to live in Leon and there be the first . That crowd of
empty - headed flatterers ( in Mexico City ] just rush to fleece the fools from the ...
oneself by this mania for cutting a figure , which , well considered , is despicable .
How much better it would be to live in Leon and there be the first . That crowd of
empty - headed flatterers ( in Mexico City ] just rush to fleece the fools from the ...
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Of all the postrevolutionary presidents , he was considered the most Catholic ,
even breaking tradition by accompanying his daughter to her religious wedding
ceremony . ( He did , however , uphold the principle of ChurchState separation by
...
Of all the postrevolutionary presidents , he was considered the most Catholic ,
even breaking tradition by accompanying his daughter to her religious wedding
ceremony . ( He did , however , uphold the principle of ChurchState separation by
...
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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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