Pocahontas: verdad y mito de una princesa india

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Ropa unisex y tocados de fantasía: así era la moda en la Edad Media

En los siglos XIV y XV, hombres y mujeres llevaron trajes y tocados cada vez más lujosos y extravagantes. 

Malinche: la mujer que hizo posible la conquista de México

Recordada hasta hace poco como una traidora a su pueblo, Malintzin, la indígena que sirvió de traductora a Hernán Cortés durante la conquista de México, fue una mujer excepcional que logró abrirse camino en un mundo dominado por los hombres. 

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