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250 years after Columbus launched the most important expedition of conquest in history, Magellan, sailing with a Spanish fleet, followed in his wake. The Spanish adventurers convinced themselves an Earthly Paradise existed in the Caribbean and that the rivers flowed with gold. This title explores the early years of Spain's imperial achievement.

La Guerra Civil no fue sólo un episodio crucial en la historia contemporánea de España, marcó un punto de inflexión en la conciencia del mundo occidental, anticipando el enfrentamiento entre el progreso y la reacción, entre el totalitarismo y la democracia. El libro de Hugh Thomas es un estudio clásico en la extensa bibliografía que la Guerra española ha suscitado, una de las primeras obras a cuya amplitud y rigor se unen la claridad y la ponderación.

Epic history full of extraordinary stories and vivid first-hand accounts The greatest living historian of Spain 'Event' history publishing, which will be reflected in the media The magisterial and enigmatic Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, is the central figure in the second volume of Hugh Thomass great history of the Spanish Empire..

En esta ocasión, el gran hispanista británico centra su atención, interés y erudición en uno de los personajes más desconocidos pero también más fascinantes del siglo xx español: el empresario del motor Eduardo Barreiros.Partiendo de una situación modesta en la Galicia rural, Barreiros se convirtió en uno de los grandes empresarios de la época franquista, un período de grandes dificultades: retraso económico del país, falta de valoración de la actividad empresarial, las propias trabas impuestas por el régimen, etc.

La colonización de America de la mano del más reconocido especialista en Historia de EspañaEsta obra narra una historia irrepetible en el devenir de la humanidad: los treinta años extraordinarios en que un puñado de hombres conquistaron un nuevo mundo, convirtiendo a España en el primer imperio moderno. Por las paginas de este fascinante libro desfilan personajes y acontecimientos trascendentales para comprender nuestro pasado.

From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spains early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomass magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and a battle for the soul of humankind.Hugh Thomas shows Spain at the dawn of the sixteenth century as a world power on the brink of greatness. Her monarchs, Fernando and Isabel, had retaken Granada from Islam, thereby completing restoration of the entire Iberian peninsula to Catholic rule. Flush with success, they agreed to sponsor an obscure Genoese sailors plan to sail west to the Indies, where, legend purported, gold and spices flowed as if they were rivers. For Spain and for the world, this decision to send Christopher Columbus west was epochalthe dividing line between the medieval and the modern.Spains colonial adventures began inauspiciously: Columbuss meagerly funded expedition cost less than a Spanish princesss recent wedding. In spite of its small scale, it was a mission of astounding scope: to claim for Spain all the wealth of the Indies. The gold alone, thought Columbus, would fund a grand Crusade to reunite Christendom with its holy city, Jerusalem. The lofty aspirations of the first explorers died hard, as the pursuit of wealth and glory competed with the pursuit of pious impulses. The adventurers from Spain were also, of course, curious about geographical mysteries, and they had a remarkable loyalty to their country. But rather than bridging earth and heaven, Spains many conquests bore a bitter fruit. In their search for gold, Spaniards enslaved Indians from the Bahamas and the South American mainland. The eloquent protests of Bartolome de las Casas, here much discussed, began almost immediately. Columbus and other Spanish explorersCortes, Ponce de Leon, and Magellan among themcreated an empire for Spain of unsurpassed size and scope. But the door was soon open for other powers, enemies of Spain, to stake their claims.Great men and women dominate these pages: cardinals and bishops, priors and sailors, landowners and warriors, princes and priests, noblemen and their determined wives.Rivers of Gold is a great story brilliantly told. More significant, it is an engrossing history with many profoundoften disturbingechoes in the present.From the Hardcover edition.

From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spains early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomass magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and a battle for the soul of humankind. Hugh Thomas shows Spain at the dawn of the sixteenth century as a world power on the brink of greatness. Her monarchs, Fernando and Isabel, had retaken Granada from Islam, thereby completing restoration of the entire Iberian peninsula to Catholic rule. Flush with success, they agreed to sponsor an obscure Genoese sailors plan to sail west to the Indies, where, legend purported, gold and spices flowed as if they were rivers. For Spain and for the world, this decision to send Christopher Columbus west was epochalthe dividing line between the medieval and the modern. Spains colonial adventures began inauspiciously: Columbuss meagerly funded expedition cost less than a Spanish princesss recent wedding. In spite of its small scale, it was a mission of astounding scope: to claim for Spain all the wealth of the Indies. The gold alone, thought Columbus, would fund a grand Crusade to reunite Christendom with its holy city, Jerusalem. The lofty aspirations of the first explorers died hard, as the pursuit of wealth and glory competed with the pursuit of pious impulses. The adventurers from Spain were also, of course, curious about geographical mysteries, and they had a remarkable loyalty to their country. But rather than bridging earth and heaven, Spains many conquests bore a bitter fruit. In their search for gold, Spaniards enslaved Indians from the Bahamas and the South American mainland. The eloquent protests of Bartolome de las Casas, here much discussed, began almost immediately. Columbus and other Spanish explorersCortes, Ponce de Leon, and Magellan among themcreated an empire for Spain of unsurpassed size and scope. But the door was soon open for other powers, enemies of Spain, to stake their claims. Great men and women dominate these pages: cardinals and bishops, priors and sailors, landowners and warriors, princes and priests, noblemen and their determined wives.

El prestigioso historiador Hugh Thomas describe con minuciosidad la riqueza de la civilización azteca, el poderío de Moctezuma y la audacia de Cortés, en una emocionante narración que transmite desde la primera página la fascinación del autor por este memorable episodio.

Antología de Madrid es una cuidadosa selección de textos a cargo del gran hispanista Hugh Thomas, una completa panorámica de la historia de Madrid a partir de los testimonios de viajeros, políticos, escritores y artistas, españoles y extranjeros. La amenidad y el interés de los textos escogidos y su cuidada organización permiten leer el libro casi como una novela, desde la primera hasta la última página, pero es también una excelente obra de consulta, o libro de cabecera que puede leerse de forma selectiva.

La vida del último emperador azteca enfrentado a Hernán Cortés. La historia de la conquista de México en la voz del primero de sus protagonista indígenas, cuya mentalidad, magníficamente reconstruida por el autor, retrata de un modo apasionante y vivísimo la época y las situaciones que hicieron posible uno de los episodios más extraordinarios de la historia universal.

La guerra civil no fue sólo un episodio crucial en la historia contemporánea de España, marcó un punto de inflexión en la conciencia del mundo occidental precursor del enfrentamiento entre el progreso y la reaccion, entre el totalitarismo y la democracia. El libro de Hugh Thomas es un estudio clasico en la extensa biblioteca de las primeras obras a cuya amplitud y rigor se unen la claridad y la ponderacion.