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Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

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Esta obra trata de desmantelar algunos de los prejuicios dominantes en la visión de la historia del México virreinal y de advertir acerca de la forma en que éstos han contribuido a distorsionar la imagen del pasado.

“Nunca tantos debieron tanto a tan pocos”, sentenció Winston Churchill en una frase celebérrima que define la épica lucha por defender a Inglaterra de los ataques de la poderosa aviación alemana. Aclamado como un libro modélico, imposible de superar, La batalla de Inglaterra relata la historia de una gesta heroica que simbolizó el destino del pueblo británico. Stephen Bungay ha investigado con rigor todos los aspectos de la más grandiosa batalla aérea de la segunda guerra mundial, y revela la inesperada realidad escondida tras muchos mitos largamente establecidos, como el...