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What cities were there in early 16th-century Spain? With how many inhabitants? Were they fortified? And how many leagues apart were they? Those are the questions that Ferdinand Columbus tried to answer in his Vocabulary containing the names of the places and kingdoms of Spain. The present edition reconstructs the "cosmographic" endeavor of Christopher Columbus’ youngest son based on two codices from the Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina of Seville.

En Marcha is an intensive course in Spanish for beginners. Systematic and comprehensive, it takes the student from beginner's to upper intermediate level in one year. Carefully graded exercises and expert grammatical explanations are combined with lively activities and an attractive presentation to develop the four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The material is organised in 8 units, each unit introduces new language and provides a variety of activities to practise that language, with clear instructions guiding the student and regular summaries of key points. The units ...

En el mundo que hoy habitamos y bajo los parámetros culturales que sostienen nuestro universo occidental resulta cada día más difícil establecer una relación consolidada con una persona de otro sexo. El individualismo y el éxito personal han horadado profundamente los cimientos para estructurar una familia conforme a la tradición. Y más aún resulta una tarea titánica mantener esa relación perfecta por el resto de vuestras vidas. Ahí surge la interrogante ¿Cómo mantener contento y conquistar eternamente a tu marido, esa persona con quien supuestamente has contraído un vínculo...

The Colombian author and politician tells of his experience as a witness in a recent trial on the financing of political campaigns in Colombia with funds from organized crime.