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Washington Irving y el embrujo de la Alhambra

En 1829, el escritor norteamericano hizo un viaje por Andalucía que lo llevó hasta Granada. Maravillado por la Alhambra, escribiría luego una obra que la haría famosa en todo el mundo. 

La quinina: el antídoto que llegó de América

Hacia 1630, los españoles descubrieron en Perú las virtudes de la corteza del árbol de la quina para curar una enfermedad infecciosa que hacía estragos en la época: la malaria. 

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