Entre la caridad y el derecho

The main body of the book is the facsimile and transcription of the collection of themanuscript and typed letters and telegraphs mailed between artist Frida Kahlo and doctor LeoEloesser, and enriched with contributions written by experts in art and medicine such as CarlosMonsivais, Teresa del Conde, Juan Pascoe, and others. The group of letters corresponds to 3phases covering from 1936 to 1951: The first part reflects a courteous friendship and a paternalrelationship of total confidence and where she consults him for all medical and personal matters. The second part of the correspondence airs ...

Ninguna de las crónicas de la conquista del Nuevo Mundo alcanza el valor literario e histórico de La Verdadera Historia de la Conquista de la Nueva España, un acontecimiento histórico que cambió al mundo para siempre, narrado por uno de sus protagonistas.Esta es una obra de Bernal Díaz del Castillo, quien nos narra el proceso de la conquista de México de una manera ruda, aunque sencilla, ágil y directa. Cada página es un retrato pintoresco plagado de detalles y aventuras. Leer su libro es transportarse al pasado y vivir al lado de un soldado todos los sucesos de la conquista:...

"Superb guide to a collection of documents from 1746-1823 given to Univ. Iberoamericana by philanthropist Manuel Arango Arías. Volume contains many papers relating to Miguel Hidalgo and family, as well as a large group devoted to independence. Excellent indices make this work a model of its kind. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.