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Vida de Hernán Cortés: La espada [Life of Hernán Cortés: The Sword]
- Vida de Hernán Cortés 1 [Life of Hernan Cortes, Book 1]
- Narrated by: José Manuel Rincón
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's summary
«Es ésta una de las biografías cortesianas mejor escritas. Su visión de Cortés, positiva a toda costa, sorprenderá o encantará a sus lectores.»
José Luis Martínez
Se cumplen cinco siglos de la Conquista de México, y a lo largo de este tiempo Hernán Cortés ha desempeñado un claro papel en el imaginario colectivo de la nación: el de villano. Sin embargo, para Christian Duverger esta apreciación no podría ser más injusta. Lejos del ambicioso y sanguinario invasor que los libros de texto han urdido, el historiador francés presenta en esta biografía en dos tomos a un humanista, un hombre de armas y de letras que vio en las tierras americanas la posibilidad, no de trasplantar una copia de la sociedad castellana, sino de inventar un mundo nuevo. Para Cortés, el mestizaje era la clave de este proyecto cultural.
Publicada por primera vez en 2005, la primera parte de esta biografía cortesiana retrata, desde luego, al conquistador fascinado por el mundo indígena, pero también al interlocutor y competidor de Carlos V, al seductor, al independentista, al empresario, al introductor de la caña de azúcar y el gusano de seda en México, al explorador que descubre California, que comercia con el Perú y que llega hasta las Filipinas. La espada narra, así, la parte pública de la vida del padre de la patria.
Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Mason's many revelations, you'll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. You'll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon's painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield.
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They just throw the facts too fast
- By Concerned_llama on 12-11-20
By: Phil Mason
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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome traces the breathtaking history from the empire’s foundation by Augustus to its Golden Age in the 2nd century CE through a series of ever-worsening crises until its ultimate disintegration. Taught by acclaimed Professor Gregory S. Aldrete of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, these 24 captivating lectures offer you the chance to experience this story like never before, incorporating the latest historical insights that challenge our previous notions of Rome’s decline.
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Gregory S. Aldrete is a treasure
- By Laurel Tucker on 02-04-19
By: Gregory S. Aldrete, and others
What listeners say about Vida de Hernán Cortés: La espada [Life of Hernán Cortés: The Sword]
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- Pedro Daniel Ferrusca Monroy
- 01-24-24
me encantó
Me hizo aprender un montón y valorar mi pasado como mexicano, me encanto poder derribar muchas creencias falsas que desde chicos nos implantan
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- José de Ribera
- 04-28-24
excellent!
excellent! the book is beautifully written and narration is awesome. I really enjoyed! this is one of the best books on the conquest available on audible right now
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- Joaquin Salazar Martinez
- 09-10-24
Increíble obra
Gran libro, pensé que iba a ser una copia de lo que todos hacen respecto a la obra de Bernal Díaz del Castillo y no lo fue. El final de esta obra me hizo apreciar un poco a Lucas Alamán.
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