Simón de Rojas Clemente

Title: La Florida; su conquista y colonización por P. Menéndez de Avilés. [Illustrated.] Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY ...

Este libro analiza la construcción, funcionamiento y empleo de la maquinaria bélica en la antigüedad grecorromana, partiendo de la premisa de que la artillería y las máquinas de asedio jugaron un muy significativo papel en el desarrollo de las campañas militares de ese periodo. También se estudian las transformaciones que la introducción de las nuevas tecnologías provocó en las concepciones bélicas. Se han manejado un amplio repertorio de recursos, que incluye las fuentes documentales, los restos arqueológicos, las representaciones iconográficas, así como las nuevas aportaciones ...

Reflecting on the daily life of people in history, this series examines the culture of ancient civilizations and their time in history. They provide the reader with a glimpse of how each culture lived, worked, related to one another, and worshipped, as well as the eccentricities and peculiarities for which they are well known. Reflejando la vida cotidiana de la gente común, esta colección examina las culturas civilizaciones antiguas y su lugar en la historia. Ofrecen un compendio sobre las tareas diarias, la organización familiar y la práctica de la religión, así como las...

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...