Music
Recording and Preserving Music: A History of the Phonograph
Have you ever wondered how the process of recording, preserving, and playing music was carried out in the early years of phonograph records?
History
The term "history" refers to the study and recording of previous events. Prehistoric times are those that occurred before the development of written records. "History" is a catch-all phrase that includes not only events of the past but also their recollection, study, collecting, presentation, and interpretation.
History
Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg, the grieving prince
Born to reign, his life was the wandering halfway around the world of a man who spent half his life ill in bed and seven years in exile.
Culture
"The Godfather", half a century of inspiring and revolutionizing cinema
The film "The Godfather" by director Francis Ford Coppola goes beyond the idea of good and evil as absolute values. It inserts a form of violence that had not been seen in cinema until then. Exhibited for the first time on March 15, 1972, it transformed the way films were distributed and released.
History
Get to know the history of women's wrestling in Mexico
There are records that wrestling in Mexico already existed since 1863, but it was on July 12, 1935, when women made their debut in this sport in the Arena Mexico.
Science
How did the periodic table come about?
Chemical science uses the periodic table as an invaluable tool. Simply by looking at it, we obtain a great deal of information about each of the elements. We can find out how their nucleus is formed, what their electronic configuration is like, and what their main chemical properties are.
History
Inquisitorial Topics: Sodomy and Inquisition
Also known as nefarious sins, abominable or unspeakable crimes. This variety included sexual relations between persons of the same sex.
History
The germinal years of Mexico's drug war policy
A central issue on the multilateral agenda between Mexico and the United States of America (USA) in the 1980s was drug trafficking. A joint offensive was proposed as part of the collaboration and cooperation agreements.
History
The decree with which Mexico declared war on the Axis alliance during World War II
Find out about the decree authorizing the Federal Executive to declare a state of war between Mexico and Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
History
Tangier: the city that spoke in Spanish
A melting pot of cultures, where Jews, Christians, and Muslims coexisted without mixing, Tangier was an open city, where each social and ethnic group preserved its identity. Spanish was the common language.
Business
Balenciaga, the fashion engineer
From the opening of Cristóbal Balenciaga's first atelier in San Sebastián to his arrival in Paris. Explore the work and legacy of the designer from Guipuzcoa.
History
100 years without answers about the Valbanera shipwreck
The wreck of the ship, in which 448 people perished, remains unexplored 12 meters under the sea, "guarded" by the sharks and barracudas that populate the area of the Atlantic where it sank.
History
Spain's colonial footprint in Equatorial Guinea
The footprint left by Spain in Equatorial Guinea, a country that became independent in 1968, can be traced through several emblematic buildings that have stood the test of time on the island of Bioko.
History
The ships of the Spanish transoceanic emigration
A report on Spanish transoceanic emigration: the ports, the ships, the origins, the destinations, and the odyssey of the emigrants.
History
History of the Inquisition in the world
The Inquisition was a tribunal created in 1231 by Gregory IX to inquire or investigate cases of heresy. Its objective was the reconciliation of the heretic with the Church and, in this way, to achieve eternal salvation. To understand what the Inquisition was, we must begin with its origin.
History
Isabel de Ovejo, submerged in the sin of temptation and avarice, was judged by the Inquisitors
Moved by the desperation caused by her debts, Isabel resorted to forbidden practices that the Inquisition punished with excommunication.
History
Histories of New Spain: Heresy, Excommunication, and Punishment for using religious objects
Religious images, figures of saints, and crucifixes were prohibited by the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition during the second half of the 18th century. Find out why.