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Spain: The First Globalization
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Antonio Valero
Self - Narrator (voice)
Marcelo Gullo
Self - Writer
Elvira Roca Barea
Self - Writer
Pedro Insua
Self - Writer
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A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.
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2021-10-15
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