Leyendas Históricas, Volume 1;

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Quinto y la crisis de la alcabala (1580-1600) intenta comprender la lógica del desarrolló de este capítulo que la historiografía ecuatoriana juzga a menudo decisivo para el devenir nacional, pero que no ha sido jamás objeto de un estudio preciso. A pesar de la enorme cantidad de documentos de origen diverso que existen sobre el tema, nada nuevo se había hecho desde González Suárez y su célebre Historia General de la República del Ecuador. Bernard Lavallé reconstruve el juego complejo de los diversos elementos de una coyuntura que, en el marco del virreinato de Lima en una época...

El presente libro de Jeremy Black es un estudio temático (las ciudades, los conflictos bélicos, la política institucional, las artes, etc.) del siglo XVIII, desde el 1700 hasta la Revolución francesa. Una exploración de los elementos fundamentales que configuran las sociedades europeas en esos casi cien años. Un compendio así trata de sintetizar las formas de vida, el desarrollo económico y los conflictos dinásticos confrontando distintos países y culturas.