by Francisco de Moncada
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Expedición de los catalanes y aragoneses al Oriente was printed in 1623, but the dedication is dated 1620. Authentication of the text relies on several sources. It can't be disputed, however, how skilled and accurate the writing is, using history to draw conclusions about the present and future in beautiful prose.
by Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The author wrote in this piece concerning the role of the historian, who must also be a theologian, and discussed the difficulties and frustrations of chornicling an ongoing field like historical study. It is a scholarly work of great significance to conservative thought in 20th century Spanish society.
by Fernán Pérez de Guzmán
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This work of Pérez de Guzmán is a collection of short biographies of Spanish political figures of his time. His style, lively and passionate, was founded on personal observation, which differed from that of his contemporaries.
by Félix de Azara
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Félix de Azara, 18 de mayo de 1742 (Barbuñales, Huesca)-1821. España.Fue militar, ingeniero, explorador, cartógrafo, antropólogo y naturalista.Estudió en la Universidad de Huesca y en la Academia militar de Barcelona dónde se graduó en 1764. Sirvió en el regimiento de infantería de Galicia...
by Juan Valera
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
«Hará ya mucho más de mil años, había en lo más esquivo y fragoso de los Pirineos una espléndida abadía de benedictinos. El abad Eulogio pasaba por un prodigio de virtud y de ciencia.»
by Emilio Castelar y Ripoll
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
La abolición de la esclavitud is a plea for human freedom, delivered by Castelar in Spain in the 19th century. It had a direct influence on the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.
by Juan Valera
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (Cabra, Córdoba, 1824-Madrid, 1905). España.Político y diplomático, fue un hombre culto y refinado, con numerosas aventuras amorosas y amistades literarias.
by Jorge de Montemayor
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Los siete libros de la Diana is one of the first examples of pastoral poetry in Spain. It is distinguished by being written in a mixture of verse and prose and for combining various settings in the same story. Among others, it includes the pastoral atmosphere, the supernatural, urban, and even some Moorish themes.
by Ignacio de Loyola
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This is a work of meditation and prayer in which the founder of the Society of Jesus, from his own experience, acts as a spiritual guide willing to withdraw from the world. The meditations, contemplations, and repetitions throughout the day help one to observe life more clearly and orient towards...
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