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Los españoles no conquistaron México-Tenochtitlan: fueron decenas de miles de indígenas, movidos por sus propios intereses y encabezados por líderes que, sistemáticamente, condujeron a Cortés a cumplir sus propios fines con todo éxito. En este ensayo -tan certero como revolucionario y agudo- el historiador Federico Navarrete hace un repaso vibrante y seductor de lo ocurrido hace exactamente 500 años: desmonta los poderosos mitos creados a lo largo de las centurias, explica la complejidad del proceso colonizador y ofrece decenas de argumentos y razones que permiten responder, por fin, una pregunta que todavía le duele a nuestra identidad: ¿quién conquistó México? Al responderla, se entiende que la visión simplista de la conquista española surgió mucho tiempo después, y ha servido, hasta la fecha, para fomentar la discriminación y la desigualdad en México.

Federico Navarrete (Author), Héctor Gómez Gil (Narrator)

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Historia de las epidemias en México

«La Historia debe ser una lección del pasado para afrontar y orientar el presente e inducir [...] el futuro que deseamos», escribe Iturriaga. Fiel a este precepto, en este libro encontraremos no solo una compilación de las enfermedades más relevantes en México, sino herramientas para abordar nuestro presente y, por tanto, nuestro futuro a medio y largo plazo. Este volumen ofrece un recorrido cronológico por las epidemias que asolaron México desde la época prehispánica hasta nuestros días. Aunque son innumerables las investigaciones acerca de la historia de eventos epidémicos en el país, no existía hasta ahora un volumen compendioso, para un público no especializado y de atractiva lectura sobre la materia. José N. Iturriaga se ha dado a la tarea de estudiar a profundidad las fuentes y traducir toda esa información en un solo tomo dirigido al público general. Desde las conocidas de manera genérica como pestes en el periodo precolonial (cocoliztles, en náhuatl), hasta el cólera morbus, la fiebre amarilla o la influenza española, el autor se detiene brevemente, pero con absoluto rigor, en cada una de estas enfermedades que marcaron a la población mexicana a través de los siglos.

José N. Iturriaga (Author), Erick Jam, Erik Jam (Narrator)

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Mesoamerican History: The Culture and Civilization of the Mayans and Aztecs

This is a combo of 2 books in 1, which are: Book 1: Have you ever wondered what the Maya people did? How they lived? How their empire grew? Then this is the right book for you. In this book, we'll go over the most important discoveries about the Mayans, the Central American inhabitants that were in the region hundreds of years before the journey to the New World by European settlers and conquistadores. Topics such as these will be addressed: The beginnings of the Mayans. Human sacrifice, temples, sites, and religious principles in the Maya culture. The Mayan culture and society. The role of Maya women. The ancient ruins that can be visited by tourists today. The start, thrive, and collapse of the entire Mayan empire. The ongoing genocidal skirmishes in Guatemala. Book 2: Welcome to the concise, all-you-need explanation of the Aztec empire! When you think of the Aztecs, you might think of certain movies you have seen or what you've been taught in history class. And although some of those images and descriptions fit the main narrative, there is still much left to be discovered. This brief book will take you on a journey and kidnap your imagination to a faraway place in time. Learn more about the facts and findings of scholars, archeologists, and scientists. Topics such as these will be addressed: The Difference between the Toltecs and also the Aztecs. The background and origins of the Aztecs. Surprising facts about their civilization. The Spanish and their role in their society upon arrival. Violent human sacrificial rituals and belief systems. Shocking new facts about the Aztec empire.

Kelly Mass (Author), John Michael Jalonen (Narrator)

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Societies from Ancient America: Historical Facts and Discoveries about the Aztec and Inca People

This is a 2-book combo. These are the titles: Title 1: Welcome to the concise, all-you-need explanation of the Aztec empire! When you think of the Aztecs, you might think of certain movies you have seen or what you've been taught in history class. And although some of those images and descriptions fit the main narrative, there is still much left to be discovered. This brief book will take you on a journey and kidnap your imagination to a faraway place in time. Learn more about the facts and findings of scholars, archeologists, and scientists. Topics such as these will be addressed: The Difference between the Toltecs and also the Aztecs. The background and origins of the Aztecs. Surprising facts about their civilization. The Spanish and their role in their society upon arrival. Violent human sacrificial rituals and belief systems. Shocking new facts about the Aztec empire. If any of this sparks your curiosity, then I invite you to start reading or listening to this book fast. Title 2: The Inca empire was vast and massive. Yet, still so few people know much about it, aside from what they've heard from vague rumors. But did you know the Inca people showed various similarities to those who came from the Middle East? Did you know that they mummified their dead and built pyramids? Infamous among the historical stories from the Spanish invaders are the evidence of human sacrifice and their polytheistic views on nature and life. Other aspects of the Inca empire constitute of the role women, children, and merchants played, and their extensive system of roads, networks, and travel points. Peruvians still show traditionally-colored clothing and Machu Picchu is one of the wonders of the world.

Kelly Mass (Author), John Michael Jalonen (Narrator)

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Ancient American Civilizations: The Original Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Societies Explained

This is a combo in which you will find three different topics, namely: Topic 1: The Mayans have lived in Central America for centuries, but many people are confused as to when and where, and what they did. In this guide, you’ll find answers to all your basic questions about the Maya people: Their religion, human sacrifice, habits, wars, conflicts, culture, art, the roles of women in their society, merchants, science, the collapse of their empire, the attack of the Spanish conquistadores, and the main temple ruins that you can still visit as tourists today. Topic 2: Many accounts of the Aztecs are about brutal, raw civilizations that were constantly at war in the jungle or were offering human lives to the sun god. And even though, there is truth in all of this, many interesting facts about the Aztec civilization (or lack thereof) have been forgotten or put in the background. Today, you can learn more about the Aztecs and the issues they were confronted with. You will see that some parts of this society were indeed harsh and merciless, but that others were sophisticated, artistic, practical, and generous. The two seem to contradict each other, which is why it’s so intriguing to study them. Topic 3: The Inca people were known for their gold and chocolate. Other aspects may have been revealed in movies, such as the human sacrifice, the ball games, the slavery, and the extensive road network they built. The Incas were a controversial yet intricate people. They spread their empire all across Peru and some surrounding countries, they had their conflicts, their prisoners, their artwork, their family structure, and much more.

Kelly Mass (Author), John Michael Jalonen (Narrator)

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Perú Batalla: Las historias que no te contaron

¿Qué pueden decirnos las batallas fundamentales de nuestra historia sobre la República que hemos edificado? El periodista Gastón Gaviola relata nueve batallas en las que logra retener al lector, involucrarlo en los combates y dejarlo sin aliento. ¿Qué pueden decirnos las batallas fundamentales de nuestra historia sobre la República que hemos edificado? ¿Cómo nos hemos organizado los peruanos para enfrentar al enemigo? En Perú Batalla, el periodista Gastón Gaviola relata una serie de episodios que van desde la rebelión de Túpac Amaru hasta la guerra con el Ecuador. Lo hace en nueve potentes capítulos donde la rigurosidad histórica, la detallada documentación y los testimonios personales se funden con la ficción para darles voz a tantos héroes anónimos que se jugaron la vida por defender la idea del Perú. El autor de este libro de temple épico logra retener al lector, involucrarlo en los combates y dejarlo sin aliento. Pero su mayor mérito proviene de una ambición mayor: el diseño de una imagen nacional. De estas páginas se desprende que el heroísmo peruano consiste en dar batalla a pesar de los contextos adversos, las estrategias improvisadas, el precario armamento, las autoridades inoperantes, la muerte inminente. La noticia conmueve, pero ¿debería alegrarnos? La historia, una vez más, cuestiona el presente.

Gastón Gaviola (Author), Ignacio Gagliano (Narrator)

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Ancient Origins of Mesoamerica: Fresh Insights into the Civilizations of the Americas

Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and, to a smaller extent, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, and Bolivia in the Central Andes have deep-rooted roots in the subsoil of their pre-Columbian civilizations. The first chapters of the history of Latin America correspond to those who inhabited it before their first contact with Europeans. This is especially true in Mesoamerica. The objectives here are to show the development of the peoples and high civilizations of Mesoamerica before the establishment of the Mexica (Aztecs) in the Valley of Mexico (1325); second, to examine the key features of the political and socio-economic organization, and the artistic and intellectual achievements achieved during the period of rule of the Mexica (Aztecs) in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; and, finally, present a vision of the prevailing situation in Mesoamerica, on the eve of the European invasion (1519), between the solid continental masses of North and South America, Mesoamerica (that is, the area where it developed with High culture difficulties, which, at the time of contact with the Spaniards, reached an area of about 900,000 km2), has a varied isthmic character, with various geographical features, such as the gulfs of Tehuantepec and Fonseca, on the Pacific Ocean coast, the Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Honduras.

Norah Romney (Author), Kevin Mcalister (Narrator)

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The Mayan Civilization: Mayan Secrets of History, Mythology, and Calendars

Have you ever wondered what the Maya people did? How they lived? How their empire grew? Then this is the right book for you. In this book, we'll go over the most important discoveries about the Mayans, the Central American inhabitants that were in the region hundreds of years before the journey to the New World by European settlers and conquistadores. Topics such as these will be addressed: The beginnings of the Mayans. Human sacrifice, temples, sites, and religious principles in the Maya culture. The Mayan culture and society. The role of Maya women. The ancient ruins that can be visited by tourists today. The start, thrive, and collapse of the entire Mayan empire. The ongoing genocidal skirmishes in Guatemala. Find out more by downloading this book today! You can either get the ebook or the audiobook.

Kelly Mass (Author), John Michael Jalonen (Narrator)

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The Inca Civilization: The Inca History, Gold, Mythology, and Empire

The Inca empire was vast and massive. Yet, still so few people know much about it, aside from what they've heard from vague rumors. But did you know the Inca people showed various similarities to those who came from the Middle East? Did you know that they mummified their dead and built pyramids? Infamous among the historical stories from the Spanish invaders are the evidence of human sacrifice and their polytheistic views on nature and life. Other aspects of the Inca empire constitute of the role women, children, and merchants played, and their extensive system of roads, networks, and travel points. Peruvians still show traditionally-colored clothing and Machu Picchu is one of the wonders of the world. Explore more about this impressive empire that wasn't discovered until the European travelers decided to arrive at this side of the New World!

Kelly Mass (Author), John Michael Jalonen (Narrator)

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Pure Narco: One Man's True Story of 25 Years Inside the Cartels

For a quarter century, Luis Antonio Navia worked as a high-level cocaine transporter for all of the major Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, including Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel, and flooded the United States and Europe with cocaine before his dramatic arrest in Venezuela in 2000 during the 12-nation Operation Journey. The story of Navia’s rise, fall, takedown, imprisonment, and redemption is expertly researched and told by acclaimed biographer Jesse Fink, who has gathered interviews with Navia, Navia’s family, and a dozen law-enforcement agents in the United States and Great Britain from agencies such as the DEA, ICE and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise (now Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs). Told in vivid detail, this true crime story will captivate the reader from start to finish.

Jesse Fink, Luis Navia (Author), Keith Scott (Narrator)

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El apasionante origen de las palabras

En este nuevo libro Daniel Balmaceda aumenta su colección sobre el origen de las palabras. Con términos novedosos y que hacen al contexto en el que vivimos (como deadline, free-lance o target), hasta el origen de la palabra 'cuarentena' que tanto utilizamos en este año. Sin embargo, no deja de lado ciertas frases que utilizamos en la Argentina, como 'Quedar en Pampa y la vía', o los maravillosos epónimos, un género en sí mismos. El autor nos ilumina sobre esas palabras y frases que utilizamos todos los días sin saber muy bien por qué. En ese recorrido no solo aprendemos sobre la historia, sino también sobre sus personajes y cómo las palabras atraviesan los más disímiles universos. Daniel Balmaceda vuelve a fascinarnos con la historia de las palabras, desde las que empezaron a formar parte de nuestro vocabulario en los últimos tiempos (como deadline, free-lance, target) hasta frases que usamos sin saber muy bien qué significan ('Quedar en Pampa y la vía'). En el recorrido, nos descubre secretos de la historia universal y de sus curiosos personajes. El apasionante origen de las palabras actualiza las más divertidas anécdotas de Historia de las palabras e Historias de letras, palabras y frases con novedosas definiciones. Como dice el autor, la palabra es una herramienta poderosa y admirable. Indagar en su historia es sumergirnos en nuestra propia historia. Y nadie mejor que Daniel Balmaceda para guiarnos en esta travesía.

Daniel Balmaceda (Author), Nicolás Ginesin (Narrator)

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Los 70, la década que siempre vuelve: Toda la verdad sobre Perón, la guerrilla, la dictadura, los de

La historia definitiva sobre los 70: la década en la que la Argentina llegó a naturalizar la violencia política y vivió horrores que aún estremecen. Toda la verdad sobre Perón, la guerrilla, la dictadura, los desaparecidos y las otras víctimas desde un punto de vista objetivo que presenta los hechos y se abstiene de interpretaciones simplistas. Pronto habrá pasado medio siglo y los argentinos seguiremos discutiendo una y otra vez sobre los 70. En efecto, los 70 siguen vivos, siempre vuelven. O nunca terminan de pasar. Esos años, verdadera orgía de sueños, ideales, sangre y muerte, vieron desfilar tres 'patrias' por una misma nación: la socialista, que nunca llegó a nacer; la peronista, que se hizo añicos en poco tiempo; y la militar, cuyos horrores aún estremecen. No hay tragedia griega que se haya atrevido a tanto y, tal vez por eso, esa década -en la que la violencia política da la impresión de haber sido naturalizada- nos sigue interesando y atrayendo. Sin embargo, buena parte de lo dicho y escrito sobre ella lleva impresa la marca de la simplificación maniquea que presenta al pasado como una sucesión de episodios en el que batallan buenos y malos. En búsqueda de consuelo o justificación, unos y otros construyen su relato y, de ese modo, le hacen flaco favor a la historia. Y a la sociedad, porque ¿puede alguien arrogarse el monopolio del sufrimiento? Este libro sostiene que no. En él, Ceferino Reato renuncia a la interpretación y brinda a sus lectores los elementos para que hagan la propia. Logra así lo que parecía una empresa imposible: reunir todo el conocimiento objetivo sobre los 70 del que disponemos los argentinos hasta la fecha en una obra única, que conjuga la información rigurosa que hace justo su contenido con el pulso narrativo que hace apasionante su lectura.

Ceferino Reato (Author), Javier Carbone (Narrator)

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