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Curioso ver que muchos de los que se quejan del anacronismo del #CoronationDay en otros momentos defienden "usos y costumbres" de pueblos originarios.

Ese ritual tiene 1,200 años y es parte de la identidad del Pueblo del Reino Unido. ¿Y si respetamos SUS usos y costumbres? Image
A final de cuentas, ese "ritual anacrónico" es parte de su identidad cultural; les funciona A ELLOS y lo han ido adaptando en el tiempo.

Hoy es un simbolo de identidad cultural, una cabeza de estado y una atracción turística, no un monarca absolutista del medioevo.
Como decía mi profesor Figueroa: "No sé si México podría ser un régimen Parlamentario o Semipresidencialista; lo único seguro es que jamás podría ser una monarquía. Los dos intentos históricos fracasaron radicalmente". Iturbide y Maximiliano

A ellos les falló la República.
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Now a part of British Crown jewels, the Koh-i-Noor Diamond's journey through history is marred with tragedy and misfortune, particularly among the Kings who possessed it. Follow along as we unravel the curse of this cursed gemstone and the havoc it wreaked upon its royal owners. ImageImage
Humayun - The son of Babur and the second Mughal Emperor, faced several military defeats and had to flee to Persia after he lost his throne. ImageImage
Sher Shah Suri - The Afghan ruler who briefly interrupted Mughal rule in India in the mid-16th century, seized the Koh-i-Noor from Humayun during a battle. However, he died soon after in a gunpowder explosion at a fort. ImageImage
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