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“For the second time in only three years, the country faces a General Election. And if the polls are to be believed, this time we will actually have a Majority Government that may last us through the decade. The latest numbers released today by the polling firm of Mendoza & Brown confirm what everyone else has been saying for weeks: unless something dramatic happens between now and Election Day, the National Party will trounce the Socialists this Sunday and come out with a majority of more than two hundred seats in the Chamber of Deputees, making Marina Leclerc our youngest Prime Minister in over a century.

It certainly feels as if a generational shift is occurring. After last year’ s coronation of Emperor Federico II and this upcoming election, it may be the case starting next month that the pitter-patter of little feet will be heard in both the Palace of Chapultepec and the National Palace for the first time since the Guadalupan Era. In fact, Mrs. Leclerc’s oldest son is just three weeks older than the Princess of Quebec, so perhaps a few playdates may be scheduled during their parents’ weekly meetings. Following almost two decades of consecutive Socialist Prime Ministers in their 70s and an aging Sovereign, this new state of affairs will certainly be a breath of fresh air.

Now, whether Mrs. Leclerc will be able to curtail the growing deficit and address the recent corruption scandals involving Cabinet Ministers and Union Officials as she has promised in her campaign, that is another matter…”

– Translation of an excerpt from the article “Vientos de cambio” by Javier Kreutzberg, published in El Heraldo de Nueva Amsterdam on July 1st, 2016.




“Five years ago, the world was shocked when the private letters that Prince Eugene of Savoy wrote to his brother Louis Thomas, which were thought to be irrevocably lost, suddenly surfaced in London. After sending a group of experts to establish their authenticity, the set of over two hundred letters was purchased by the Crown and handed over to a team of historians headed by Dr. Manuel Whitmore of the National University and Dr. Julio Rosas of Harvard University. Their work has been long and arduous, but finally the first volume is ready to be published under the title “The letters of Prince Eugenio: Birth of an Empire (1700-1705)”.

These letters are an enthralling read, as they give us a new vision of this crucial time in our history, which up to now had been poorly documented, forcing historians to rely on a mix of third-party accounts, rumor and legend. Of course, most of the interest has been centered on Prince Eugene’s portrayal of our first Emperor, Carlos I, as he was probably the man closest to him during the early years of the Empire. So as not to spoil it for our readers, lets just say that the picture presented is not at all flattering, but it does serve to humanize Carlos and counterbalance the near-mythological status that he has traditionally been given by historians. Definitely a must-read.

The original letters will be permanently placed and exhibited at the Imperial Library in Mexico City starting November 7.”

– Translation of an excerpt from the column “Libros” by Anabel Li, published in El Universal, Mexico City, on November 5, 2015.




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