La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityRandom House, 1988 - 640 σελίδες The 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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... Royal Tribunal . In that large courtroom , four judges sat around the viceroy on an elevated platform . Their bench was draped in silk woven with strands of gold , while the viceroy's seat was cushioned with plush velvet . Below the ...
... Royal Tribunal . In that large courtroom , four judges sat around the viceroy on an elevated platform . Their bench was draped in silk woven with strands of gold , while the viceroy's seat was cushioned with plush velvet . Below the ...
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... royal taxes to meet the burdens of Spanish involvement in European wars , to finance a Caribbean fleet that would protect transatlantic commerce from pirates , and to rebuild flood - damaged Mexico City and construct vast drainage ...
... royal taxes to meet the burdens of Spanish involvement in European wars , to finance a Caribbean fleet that would protect transatlantic commerce from pirates , and to rebuild flood - damaged Mexico City and construct vast drainage ...
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... royal couple boarded the train inland , Charlotte was in tears . The railroad to Mexico City was nowhere near completion , and a short distance from Veracruz the royal party transferred to horse - drawn European carriages . But when the ...
... royal couple boarded the train inland , Charlotte was in tears . The railroad to Mexico City was nowhere near completion , and a short distance from Veracruz the royal party transferred to horse - drawn European carriages . But when the ...
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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