La naturaleza de las Indias Nuevas

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An account, including stunning photographs, of the search by some of the women of the town of Calama, Chile, for the remains of their loved ones who were murdered and "disappeared" by the Pinochet regime.

Sin dejar de lado la intensa y plurisecular presencia de los modelos islámicos en al-Ándalus, resulta indudable el relieve de aspectos como la herencia romana del mundo hispanogodo, la articulación de los sistemas feudales, el despliegue de las actividades agrarias, el despertar del desarrollo urbano y de las actividades mercantiles, la consolidación de los modelos monárquicos en los diversos espacios políticos y, por supuesto, el peso y evolución de los valores culturales que confluyen en -y se difunden desde- el mundo hispano. El conjunto muestra una imagen global completamente...

This study surveys the changing urban topography of the Iberian peninsular from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, paying particular attention to the Christianisation of the urban landscape. It compiles a catalogue of episcopal seats and other urban centres, noting changes in terms of ecclesiastical building, the adaptation of public spaces to Christian ritual activity and the chaging funerary landscape.