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Altar of Santa María la Blanca  
   

Altar of Santa María la Blanca

Old Cathedral - La Catedral Vieja. Nave del Evangelio. Arcosolium in the wall containing the altar of Santa María la Blanca. Tradition has it that it was brought to the Old Cathedral when the Iglesia de Santa María la Blanca was destroyed in a flood in 1626. The paintings above represent the eighteen miracles attributed to Cristo de las Batallas. IMG_8255
Salamanca

October 17th 2022
An all-day coach trip to Salamanca was the agenda for today. From Barca d'Alba we crossed the Águeda river, a Douro tributary, to enter Spain. The mountains of Portugal extended briefly into Spain, but shortly thereafter we were crossing the high plateau of central Spain, known as the Meseta, This region is part of Castille and Léon. The landscape and vegetation here, like the plateau in La Manc ... read more
Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

Spanish Flag 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
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