Inside the Monestary Church
The front of the church was very pretty. I especially liked the statues on the sides and at the top.
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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]
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] Blog: El Escorial: The opposite of Madrid
Date: May 27th 2006
Today we headed out of Madrid and to the little town of El Escorial. It is 30ish minutes North of Madrid. There we saw a beautiful Monestary that Felipe II built to celebrate the Spanish victory over the French in the battle of San Quintin. The monestary is also has attached to it a royal residence where Felipe II eventually died. For the tour, we had an amazing guide who spoke gramatically co ... read more
Date: May 27th 2006
Today we headed out of Madrid and to the little town of El Escorial. It is 30ish minutes North of Madrid. There we saw a beautiful Monestary that Felipe II built to celebrate the Spanish victory over the French in the battle of San Quintin. The monestary is also has attached to it a royal residence where Felipe II eventually died. For the tour, we had an amazing guide who spoke gramatically co ... read more
