Wriite me in November when I finish my camino that will include the Madrid.
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Sounds delightful. We did the same in 2022 on the Portuguese Costal. There were a few nights where we couldn't find a luxury stopover, but every place was fun in its way... And all offered unforgettable people connections because the Portuguese...
Thank you everyone for your great contributions and commentary. My summer reading list now overfloweth! I look forward to expanding my knowledge of a country and people I have grown fond of through my Camino experiences. Thanks again all and...
Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand ordered the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, signing the order in the Alhambra on Tisha b’Av, the anniversary of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews expulsion, after more than a milinium...
Point is to clarify the remark about internet failing to filter out “lumps”. Probability of something in a library book being wrong is less than that of something online—but it’s still not zero. If a space alien encountered the material from my...
Cardenal Cisneros was who ordered the destruction. Obviously, it was against the previous agreement before the surrender. Yes, for this and other similar things the queen was not very trustworthy.
I agree history is always an interpretation. in hard copy or not. Yes we are missing accounts from the non Spanish side. When I went to school in Spain of course we learnt 1492 America was discovered , ok thats a topic by itself and the last...
Just finished reading The Alhambra by Robert Irwin. He rather demolishes the fairy tales told by Washington Irving In Tales of the Alhambra but goes on to a very detailed review of this magical place. His main point, besides including a lot of...
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