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Dec 2023
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Los 1000 traidores de la revolución fran...

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Luis XVI, María Antonieta, Robespierre, Danton, Hébert, Marat… Cientos de líderes políticos y miles de ciudadanos perdieron la cabeza en Francia tras ser condenados a muerte por «alta traición», en aquellos años locos que cambiaron el mundo para siempre. El gran Ludwig van Beethoven tenía 1 ... Show More
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