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Botero
Botero is a surname of Italian origin, common in Colombia and along with other similar variants (Boter, Boteri, Botter, Botteri, Bottero), it originated in the Piedmont region of Italy, more specifically, in the town of Bene Vagienna, province of Cuneo. In the present time, Colombia is the country with the largest number of people holding this surname. The founder of this family in Colombia was Giovanni Andrea Botero Bernavi, born in the Republic of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. Origin and etymology It is an occupational surname that originated in the Middle Ages, around year 500 CE, during which time people made barrels for the storage and transportation of liquids and solids such as wine, water, honey, gunpowder, grains, salt and sugar. At that time, when the Piedmont region was part of the Roman Empire, Boterus was the name given to the people who made the barrels in the town of Bene Vagienna. Giovanni Botero, an important character born in Bene In the town of Bene V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reason Of State
''The Reason of State'' (Italian: ''Della Ragion di Stato'') is a work of political philosophy by Italian Jesuit Giovanni Botero. The book first popularised the term '' Reason of State'' and became a political 'bestseller', going through several editions and translations into Spanish, Latin and French in the late sixteenth and the seventeenth century. Botero's ''Reason of State'' was also translated into German as ''Johannis Boteri Grundlicher Bericht Anordnung guter Polizeien und Regiments'' (1596). Despite this success on the continent, Botero's ''Della Ragion di Stato'' was never published in England. However a little-known contemporary English manuscript translation exists in the British Library. Botero's treatise has been translated into English by P.J. and D.P. Waley with an introduction by D.P. Waley (London, 1956), and, more recently, by Robert Bireley (Cambridge, 2017). The expression 'reason of state' denotes a way of thinking that about government that does agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
