Plaza Espanya

Seville

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July 8th 2012
Made another weekend trip from Cadiz, this time to Seville! Hacia mucho calor...38 centigrados durante el dia! Most of the Sevillanos appeared to have taken off to the beach leaving only the tourists. Despite the soaring tempetures I managed to see quite a bit during the day including the Plaza de Espana, the Archivo de las Indios (where I spent around 2 hours trying to read everything in Spanish! ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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