Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer era MUY GUAPO. Este retrato lo pintó su hermano Valeriano, cuando el poeta tenía unos 26 años

José Casado del Alisal La campana de Huesca. 1880. Ayuntamiento de Huesca.

13.05.1888 - A Princesa Isabel, regente do Império, assina a Lei Imperial 3.353 (Lei Áurea), extinguindo a escravidão no Brasil.

Royal palace of Rijswijk, 1697. Jan van Vianen c. 1660-1726.

Gladiators, the Cursed Stars of Ancient Rome

    Gladiator fights are definitely among the favourite subjects tackled both by professional and        amateur historians. All the more that new aspects of this horrific practice come to light.    Archaeologist Georges Ville believes that the phenomenon is far worse than we had imagined,  explicable through reasons quite different from those that led to other horrors such as the  Inquisition, the Holocaust or the gulags. Sadistic behaviour has always been a constant  component of humanity, but gladiator combats exploit it in a seemingly original manner. 

13.05.1888 - A Princesa Isabel é aclamada pela multidão após assinar a Lei Imperial 3.353 (Lei Áurea) extinguindo a escravidão no Brasil.

Onna-bugeisha (女武芸者)

Onna-bugeisha (女武芸者) was a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese upper class. Many wives, widows, daughters, and rebels answered the call of duty by engaging in battle, commonly alongside samurai men. They were members of the bushi (samurai) class in feudal Japan and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war. They also represented a divergence from the traditional ‘housewife’ role of the Japanese woman.