In 2014 it was discovered that a carving of Saint Lucia from the 16th century, located in the chapel of the Dulce Niño de Jesús in Seville, was not that of the saint, but a transvestite carving of Saint John the Evangelist. It seems that the gender change occurred in the thirties of the last century
It was the largest campaign of annihilation of Jews carried out by the Nazis during the Holocaust . Now, a new historical investigation reveals even more chilling facts about the scope and speed of execution of Operation Reinhard. During a period of 100 days, approximately 1.47 million Jews from occ
Publius Claudius Pulcher , Roman politician belonging to a rich patrician family, was quite a character of his time. A spoiled posh boy who believed that the whole mountain is oregano. After a mediocre military career in Asia, where he instigated a revolt and was involved in a mutiny, he returned to
Hernán Cortés burned more than his ships in the conquest of Mexico. This mythical episode of leadership was not really his invention. But when Alexander the Great used this tool of persuasion, he did not do it to ensure the loyalty of his men but to motivate them in the face of an unequal battle:the