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From human sacrifices to staggering architectural feats, discover the fascinating civilization that still influences our modern daily lives.
How much do you really know about the Aztecs?
Although they sometimes sound like something more out of a storybook than a history textbook, the rituals and practices of the Aztecs helped them establish a massive empire that spanned miles and years.
Understanding past cultures is essential to comprehend where...
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It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortes arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish expire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in his intentions is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story. In Tenochtitlán,...
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540 pages ; 23 cm
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"Tenochtitlan, 1520. El buen trato que Motecuhzoma ha concedido a los castellanos desde su llegada provoca sospechas entre los mexicas. Como gesto de confianza, el huey tlahtoani entrega varias doncellas de noble cuna a los forasteros para que la armonía siga reinando en el imperio. Una de ellas es Citlalli, joven aguerrida que deberá complacer y obedecer las órdenes de Gonzalo, capitán de rodeleros. Convencida de la importancia de su papel para...
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205 pages ; 21 cm
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"In "The Secret Life of Insects", a forensic entomologist tries to solve the inexplicable murder of his wife, who impossibly seems to have been killed in a forest at the same time she was asleep in bed with him. The husband in "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" becomes concerned by his wife's strange behavior, which includes sleepwalking, muttering strange phrases, and a bizarre erotic fascination with octopi. In "Come to Me", a woman visits a witch...
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