The Darro River

Settled In

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January 21st 2008
Hi! Sorry it has taken me so long to write. So far I have been super busy but finally have a free day and thought I would write to say hello. I’m living with a host family—a widowed woman and two of her sons. She has four sons in total. Of the other two, one lives in Barcelona but has been here the past three weeks for the holidays and for a hernia surgery he had yesterday. The other on ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more