The Mexican Sphinx (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Gutierrez, J. J.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Mexican Sphinx To a person who has lived for long years in a foreign country, the small circle of friends which he has gradually formed offers the only obstacle to the wish to return to his own country, where he is claimed by ties which never can be forgotten. For me, who have had the fortune to find in my friends in this country a second family to augment my own, the two countries to which the members of this family belong occupy the most prominent place in my thoughts in those moments of mental expansion when the heart and not the head rules. In those moments there is no heated discussion possible; any opinion, although entirely opposed, is expressed with the desire to know the truth; and the debate, to bring forth and illustrate this truth, can never go beyond the limits set by affection. Some time ago, in one of our friendly gatherings, the conversation turned upon the barbarity of the conquerors of Mexico, and of the domination of that country for centuries. The opinions expressed depreciating the Spanish race, which may have committed acts which cannot be defended in the light of modern civilization, but are certainly not worse than those of which other nations have been guilty, and the want of historical truth evinced, made me suspect that these opinions might have been caused by some work which was unknown to me. I did not cease my inquiries until I obtained the book which had given rise to our friendly discussion, and in this manner the work which calls forth this criticism came to my notice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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