Sublime

Carlos Iván Degregori,

Não faltavam anátemas para controlar o perigo da mulher não pacificada por uma gravidez.

There was no imperial ‘grand strategy’ to make Spain the centre of a world economy: indeed, such a plan would have been futile. Instead, Philip II devoted the ‘royal fifth’ – the monarchy’s share of the silver stream – to the struggle to uphold Spain’s pre-eminence in Europe against rivals and rebels.

Em comum, as vítimas tinham o fato de serem mulheres independentes.