Miguel Ángel. El pintor de la Sixtina

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En la cubierta de este volumen y en el cartel anunciador de la exposición se ha reproducido el Plan de La Laguna que levantó, en 1855, D. Antonio Pereira Pacheco y Ruiz, cuya armonía, belleza y colorido ha permitido a los diseñadores efectuar un bello juego cromático. No debe pasar inadvertido al curioso lector la frase que el prebendado acompaña al título del plano, Fundada en abril del año de 1497

Lepanto. Solo el nombre de esta batalla nos trae a la memoria el cruento choque de civilizaciones que en el pasado enfrentó al islam y la cristiandad. Un momento dramático en el que el destino de Occidente se jugó a una sola carta. “La más alta ocasión que vieron los tiempos”, según observara Miguel de Cervantes, malherido en el combate. Fue una victoria colosal. En toda Europa se tuvo la sensación de que el invencible Imperio Otomano había sido frenado en su imparable avance hacia el Oeste. Italia, directamente amenazada respiró tranquila. Felipe II pudo mostrar que la...

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