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Uncover an epic Aztec history of violent conquest and urban survival buried beneath the concrete of a modern megacity. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical journey transports you from the watery basin of an ancient lake island to the bustling streets of a towering imperial...

Experience the epic Latin American history of a sacred indigenous island that became a turbulent modern metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute or armchair travel, this immersive journey traces the violent collision of empires and the enduring spirit of Mesoamerica. Witness the dramatic rise...

Experience a sweeping clash of civilizations where fragile alliances and gripping military history shatter a vast empire. Perfect for an educational commute, this tense, immersive narrative places you directly on the front lines of 16th-century Central Mexico. Witness the world-altering...

Witness the epic clash of ancient empires and the turbulent fight for independence in this immersive history audiobook. Perfect for your daily commute, this sweeping narrative transports you to the vibrant landscapes of early Mesoamerica before European arrival. Feel the tension of colliding...

Trace the epic history of Mesoamerican civilizations, from the rise of early empires to the dramatic fall of the Aztecs. Perfect for your morning commute, this immersive historical journey transports you across ten thousand years of volcanic plateaus and tropical lowlands. Watch as scattered...

Bloomsbury presents El Narco by Ioan Grillo, read by Paul Thornley. "Essential reading."-Steve Coll, NewYorker.com A gripping, sobering account of how Mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nation's democracy and reaches across to the United States. The...

A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her own brand of justice to avenge the kidnapping and murder of her daughter—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning global investigative correspondent for The New York Times “Azam Ahmed has written a...

This is the untold story of the American federal agent who captured the world’s most-wanted drug-lord. Every generation has its larger-than-life criminal legend living beyond the reach of the law: Billy the Kid, Al Capone, Ronnie Biggs, Pablo Escobar. But for every one of these criminals...

Este audiolibro es un retrato del hotel, de las vidas que vio pasar y de los acontecimientos memorables que presenció: la elección de candidatos presidenciales, los desplantes de actrices nacionales e internacionales, la inauguración del Palacio de Bellas Artes y los inicios del periódico Excélsior. Tras sus puertas, en sus habitaciones, en su mítico Capri y en los legendarios baños de vapor, los personajes que forjaron la vida moderna de la Ciudad de México se dieron cita para hacer de un edificio, un emblema.

El recuento de lo que significó el sexenio de la transformación histórica del país y de cómo el compromiso con la ciudadanía marcó el camino de una nueva política «Me voy, y aunque la vida sigue su curso, necesitaba reiterar acerca del pasado para comprender mejor el presente y el...

Testimonios de las protagonistas de la Revolución Mexicana Imposible entender la Revolución mexicana sin las soldaderas que la hicieron posible, que asumieron el momento histórico con bravura y que no sólo enfrentaron con entereza la sangrienta cara de la insurrección, sino que también...

In a Mexico City mansion on October 23, 1789, Don Joaquin Dongo and ten of his employees were brutally murdered by three killers armed with machetes. Investigators worked tirelessly to find the perpetrators, who were publicly executed two weeks later. Labelled the "crime of the century," these events and their aftermath have intrigued writers of fiction and nonfiction for over two centuries. Using a range of sources, Nicole von Germeten recreates a paper trail of Enlightenment-era greed and savagery, and highlights how the violence of the Mexican judiciary echoed the acts of the murderers.

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition...

Las batallas de una generación que formaron el presente «Esto es y no es una novela, porque la ficción a veces se desliza en sus páginas. Es también una crónica autobiográfica que arranca con un niño de cuatro años vestido con una chamarra amarilla, que pasa por un joven al que le...

Cada fin de año, en México nos da por pensar en el pasado y en el futuro, en lo que hicimos mal y en lo que podemos mejorar “si Dios y la Virgen quieren”. Esta emoción de abrir y cerrar ciclos viene con una fuerte carga cultural y simbólica relacionada con nuestros ritos y supersticiones: barrer la casa, pasear con maletas, comer doce uvas…

Terra dos maias e astecas, dos sombreros e mariachis, da tequila, das telenovelas e da Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe. Esse é o México mais evidente e mais conhecido pelos brasileiros. Mas o povo mexicano guarda muito mais segredos e surpresas. É um povo cheio de contrastes. Os mexicanos são nacionalistas, mas há milhões deles que sonham em cruzar a fronteira e viver nos EUA.

This eye-opening book tells the true story of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan political intrigue and a competition with Spanish conquistadors for the legendary city’s treasure. “[A] breezy tale starring an audacious hero." —Wall Street Journal...

Un libro que plantea el problema y la solución para lograr la verdadera transformación de México. En 2024, y en un marco institucional degradado, México tendrá la elección más grande de su historia: elegirá a un nuevo presidente, renovará el Congreso y se elegirán nueve gobernadores...

TODO PAÍS TIENE UNA Historia CHIQUITA La historia de México está llena de anécdotas sabrosas, tiernas y divertidas. Sari, la maestra más popular de TikTok, desmenuza con humor los secretos mejor guardados desde la Conquista hasta los 80. Un oso baila en las calles de la colonia Guerrero...

Featuring primary sources from figures of the period, Van Young discusses the political instability of the period—internal warfare, military uprisings, intermittent dictatorships, sharp conflicts among political groupings—and attributes them to a belief by political actors in the fundamental lack of legitimacy in central government institutions after the sweeping away of the Bourbon imperial structure and its replacement first with a very short-lived Mexican empire followed by a series of increasingly authoritarian aspirational republican constitutions.