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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: Barcelona!
Date: May 3rd 2012
First time in Spain and I can’t even completely use my Spanish since we are in Catalonia and the language of choice for most people is Catalan. That being said, most people also speak Spanish and Catalan is kind of a combination of French and Spanish so we got by just fine. My Spanish, however, is the definition of rusty. 4 months in Switzerland definitely improved my French, but it did the oppo ... read more
Date: May 3rd 2012
First time in Spain and I can’t even completely use my Spanish since we are in Catalonia and the language of choice for most people is Catalan. That being said, most people also speak Spanish and Catalan is kind of a combination of French and Spanish so we got by just fine. My Spanish, however, is the definition of rusty. 4 months in Switzerland definitely improved my French, but it did the oppo ... read more
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