La gestión del poder

A 46 años del golpe de Estado, trabajadores y trabajadoras de prensa hacen memoria sobre esos días entre el miedo, la censura y autocensura, la colaboración y el silencio.

Zavala destapa las historias ocultas más sorprendentes que se esconden tras los muros del Vaticano. ¿Intentaron envenenar a Juan Pablo II? ¿Es verdad que existió un Vaticano francés? ¿Por qué Juan XII fue el peor pontífice? ¿Qué papas muertos permanecen hoy incorruptos? ¿Es cierto que existió la papisa Juana? ¿Cuántos antipapas ha habido a lo largo de la historia? ¿Y cismas? ¿Qué indujo a Napoleón Bonaparte a declararle la guerra a Pío VII? ¿Ha salvado el papa Francisco a una Iglesia herida de muerte? Parapetado tras un arsenal de testimonios y documentos desconocidos,...

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...

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...