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by Jaime Balmes
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
In 1843 Balmes founded the magazine La Sociedad, in which he published articles on the social, political, and religious issues of his time. La Sociedad was reprinted in Barcelona in 1851. In its pages were the many "Cartas a un escéptico", in which, as its title announces, reflects on religion and its validity in 19th century Spain.
by Zeferino González
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Zeferino González Diaz de Tuñón (Pola de Laviana, Asturias,1831-1894). España.Hijo de labradores, en 1844 tomó el hábito dominico en el convento de Ocaña, y se fue a vivir a los dieciocho años a Manila, donde finalizó sus estudios. Su salud delicada marcó su dedicación a la academia y no...
by Juan de Santa Gertrudis
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Fray Juan de Santa Gertrudis (Mallorca, 1724-1799). España.En 1757 se fue a América del Sur como misionero franciscano y entre 1758 y 1767 fundó una aldea en el territorio del Putumayo llamada Agustinillo. Juan de Santa Gertrudis viajó por los territorios del sur de la Nueva Granada, la provincia...
by Luis Vives
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Joan Lluís Vives (Valencia, 6 de marzo de 1492-Brujas, 6 de mayo de 1540). España.Nació en Valencia en una relevante familia de la comunidad judía que se convirtió al cristianismo para proteger su integridad y sus propiedades. Sin embargo, los Vives practicaban el judaísmo en una sinagoga que...
by Pedro Francisco de Silva
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Las buenas letras, las ciencias, las artes tuvieron sus épocas florecientes hasta llegar al sumo grado de perfección que ha podido conocerse. Después padecieron el trastorno general que es bien notorio. Desde su restauración, nacida de aquellas cenizas que se conservaron, han tenido también sus...
by Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This first hand account of the conquest of Panama which comes alive with Balboa's lively prose. Written 15 years after the described events, much of the description comes across as partially dramatized, as does the abundance of gold in the region, perhaps meant to seduce the recipient.
by Cesareo Fernández Duro
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
La Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492. It was one of the first three ships in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean and partially verify the roundness of the earth. The other ships of the expedition were the Nina...
by Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Aquí crea Valle-Inclán al personaje de Xavier, marqués de Bradomín, que acabará manco, como él, quizá en un abierto gesto de orgullo sobre su genio y figura, ya que el marqués perdió el brazo debido a heroicas hazañas. Las cuatro novelas de esta serie son introducidas por Valle-Inclán como...
by José Gumilla
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Gumilla was sent to America and quickly became interested in the study of natural history. As a member of the Society of Jesus, he immersed himself in evangelism.
by Francisco Núñez Muley
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
El Memorial is a request to the Christian institutions of Spain to withdraw the ban on the Moors that prohibited them from speaking their language, wearing their costumes, and celebrating with their own music and festivals. The author respected Moorish society, and this piece marked the beginning...
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Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Filosofía fundamental reveals Balmes' intellectual goals. In it, he explains the need for further philosophical thinking and criticism in Spain. He does not wish to set forth a new philosophy of his own, but rather to encourage broader thinking from his peers and his countrymen to better their society and their future.
by Juan Huarte de San Juan
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This Renaissance era treatise influenced the psychological studies of Bacon in the 19th century. It concerns medicine and philosophy. Dedicated to Philip II and written in popular language, it presents the thesis that human psychology depends on the four elements of ancient philosophy (water, air, earth, and fire), and discusses how these studies can guide one's life and career.
by Pedro de Valdivia
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
En 1539, tras obtener de Francisco Pizarro el título de teniente gobernador de Chile, Valdivia inició los preparativos de la expedición que partió de Cuzco a mediados de enero de 1540. La presente antología contiene cartas escritas entre 1545 y 1552, dirigidas, entre otros, a Gonzalo Pizarro...
by José Antonio Ramos Sucre
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
José Antonio Ramos Sucre (Cumaná, 9 de junio de 1890-Ginebra, Suiza, 13 de junio de 1930). Venezuela.Nació en Cumaná el 9 de junio de 1890. Hijo de Jerónimo Ramos Martínez y de Rita Sucre Mora. Empezó sus estudios en Cumaná en la escuela Don Jacinto Alarcón. En 1900 fue a Carúpano para ser...