Las Mentiras Convencionales De Nuestra Civilización

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La historia de la Coatlicue ha sido azarosa y accidentada. El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza narra los avatares de esta escultura mexica a partir de su descubrimiento en el periodo virreinal. Gracias a una nutrida investigación, Leonardo López Luján documenta en este libro las disputas que provocó este acontecimiento entre los intelectuales y anticuarios de la época, las publicaciones que surgieron en torno a la escultura, así como las diversas reacciones que inspiró en quienes se acercaron a conocerla.

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...

En La supresión del tráfico de esclavos africanos en la isla de Cuba José Antonio Saco propone prohibir la entrada de negros en Cuba. Escrito en 1844 y publicado en París, este ensayo ofrece dos argumentos principales para la abolición de la esclavitud en la Isla: Las personas de raza blanca pueden sobrevivir en igualdad de condiciones en el Caribe y es necesario fomentar la entrada de ellos a Cuba. La población africana entraña un peligro innato para la paz social y la supervivencia de la raza blanca. Así lo afirma el autor: Estas simples consideraciones nos indican cuan violento y...