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joramos reacted to JabbaPapa's post in the thread Looking for Books on the Arab Occupation of Spain with
Buen Camino!.
Sorry, but this is nonsense. What actually happened in the West is that the Germanic conquerers viewed the riches of the Western (Catholic) Empire as nothing more than loot and plunder, and they devastated the libraries of the West so that, by... -
joramos reacted to JabbaPapa's post in the thread Looking for Books on the Arab Occupation of Spain with
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A lot of that is a myth, or if you like, let us never forget that the Muslims practiced the systematic destruction of any and all literature that they considered to be blasphemous, which would have included a vast amount of Iberian illuminated... -
joramos reacted to Pelegrin's post in the thread Looking for Books on the Arab Occupation of Spain with
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Queen Elisabeth always had the economic support of the Jews in her conflicts with Enrique de Transmara and Juana to get to be queen of Castile and also to conquer the Nazarí kingdom. As a Galician I recognize that I am not in her favour because... -
As others have noted, 4=5 star classification is not that relevant along the Camino or, indeed, outside major cities. For those interested, here is an explanation of the system-...
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You bet! Nothing worst than shacking up with snorers and being woken up by pilgrims rising so early in the morning to get to their next destination. Give me a break. Good food and accommodation is my reward for a long hard days hike. Love it.
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Ouch!! You need to stay at 4-5 star hotels to get a good sleep and have a decent meal!! I didn’t know!! I’ve been doing this all wrong.
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Hi Mike. I, like you, preferred to stay at better accommodation along the Camino route. If you forward your email address to me, I can forward my itinerary with all accommodation listed where we stayed at. We loved having a sound sleep and...
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joramos reacted to JerryStroebele's post in the thread Looking for Books on the Arab Occupation of Spain with Thank you.
Isabela and Fernando really shot themselves in the foot with the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews. They were advisors, doctors and bankers to the queen and king and virtually ran the economy of Spain at the time. The economy collapsed with their...
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Just day dreaming of future journeys, how's the journey from Madrid, French, invernio to Santiago? Thanks
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