Ese diamante llamado Libertad

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Un ensayo biográfico sobre el hijo ilegítimo de Carlos V que nos presenta a uno de los personajes más admirados y controvertidos de la historia de España y su entorno, en el que tuvo especial relevancia la princesa de Éboli. Fiel a los hechos históricos que relata, Don Juan de Austria describe y actualiza la personalidad de un héroe que murió muy joven y cuya vida estuvo marcada por las tensas relaciones que mantuvo con su hermano, el rey Felipe II. Un ensayo muy ameno que se lee como si se tratase de una novela histórica.José Antonio Vaca de Osma, embajador de España, es...

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

Entre 1913 y 1914, la revolución fue decidida por acciones militares que tuvieron lugar lejos de la capital, lo cual creó una nueva composición de la élite revolucionaria en el norte y aumentó su poder político y su autonomía. Dichas circunstancias forman el marco de la presente investigación.