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..
El relato que hace Hugh Thomas del derrumbamiento del gran imperio mexicano de Moctezuma como resultado de la ofensiva de los conquistadores de Cortés se ha convertido ya en el libro de referencia para el que quiera conocer este periodo. Una vez mas, el prestigioso hispanista no se limita a analizar los hechos, sino que plantea numerosas cuestionesmorales y politicas que requieren un profundo conocimiento y una gran capacidad para juzgar la historia.
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 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.
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with wit, balance, and insight, Thomas presents a compelling narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history, capturing in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offering unprecendented, in-depth portraits of legendary opponents Montezuma and Cortes. Photos & maps.
After many years of research, award-winning historian Hugh Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade.Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions, he describes and analyzes the rise of one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in all of history. Between 1492 and 1870, approximately eleven million black slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas to work on plantations, in mines, or as servants in houses. The Slave Trade is alive with villains and heroes and illuminated by eyewitness accounts. Hugh Thomas's achievement is not only to present a compelling history of the time but to answer as well such controversial questions as who the traders were, the extent of the profits, and why so many African rulers and peoples willingly collaborated. Thomas also movingly describes such accounts as are available from the slaves themselves.
